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Fallout over Colbert's Talarico interview 'going to have a chilling effect on speech': Journalist - MS NOW Reports
Texas State Rep. James Talarico raised $2.5 million in the 24 hours after Stephen Colbert said CBS lawyers told him not to air their interview, over concerns it would violate FCC rules. Talarico is running against Rep. Jasmine Crockett to be the Democratic nominee in the Texas Senate race. Founder of Status Oliver Darcy and Staff Writer at The Atlantic Mark Leibovich join Ali Vitali to weigh in. - Aired on 02/18/2026.