Federal Communications Commission chairman Brendan Carr has reversed his predecessor Jessica Rosenworcel’s last-minute decision to dismiss three complaints against local CBS, ABC and NBC stations.

The outgoing Democratic chair of the Federal Communications Commission is taking bold action on the way out the door, rejecting what she described as four efforts to weaponize the government’s TV licensing authority for political purposes.

Brendan Carr, the new Republican head of the agency, has brought back cases against CBS, ABC, and NBC related to last fall’s presidential election — though a complaint against Fox will be allowed to lapse.

Chair Jessica Rosenworcel is dismissing four high profile petitions before the agency before she vacates the position, saying such action is necessary to

Departing chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel said her order was intended to direct the agency to “take a stand on behalf of the First Amendment.”

FCC Chairman Carr has reversed a late-hour decision by now-departed Jessica Rosenworcel to have an Acting Media Bureau Chief dismiss on delegated authority a complaint against NBC and an Acting Enforcement Bureau Chief toss on similar authority complaints against CBS and ABC on the grounds that the actions were premature.

Departing FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel’s last gesture was a critical stand for the First Amendment. Commissioners Anna Gomez and Geoffrey Starks must now pick up the mantle. The post Post-Rosenworcel,

I have directed the FCC to take a stand on behalf of the First Amendment," she said. "We draw a bright line at a moment when clarity about government interference with the free press is needed more than ever.

The agency also rejected a complaint against 6ABC over 2024 election coverage that allegedly favored Kamala Harris.

Jessica Rosenworcel ... Murdoch's Fox News. It sought to block Fox Corp.'s ability to win renewal of the license of a local Fox station in Philadelphia. Fox paid $787.5 million to settle a defamation suit from the voting-machine company Dominion Voting ...

But chair Jessica ... the license for Fox’s local station in Philadelphia, since its parent company also owns the anti-Democrat cable channel Fox News. Former Fox Broadcasting executive Preston ...

Glad to see that our campaign for truth and transparency through the @FCC won’t be stopped," a conservative group wrote after the news.