House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and his leadership team on Thursday called for Federal Communications Commission chair Brendan Carr to resign over the suspension of Jimmy Kimmel.

Why it matters: The House Democratic leaders are accusing Carr of using his government position to pressure a private company to crack down on protected First Amendment speech — and they're promising an investigation. • "House Democrats will make sure the American people learn the truth, even if that requires the relentless unleashing of congressional subpoena power. This will not be forgotten," the lawmakers said. • The FCC and White House did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

What happened: ABC News announced Wednesday that they were pulling Kimmel's late night show, Jimmy Ki

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