Anna Gomez, the sole Democratic commissioner at the US Federal Communications Commission, has said she wants to be reconfirmed to the role despite frequently clashing with the Republican-led agency over decisions she views as attacks on press freedom and First Amendment rights. Her term technically ended in June 2026, but she remains in place under a carryover provision that could keep her in post until the end of 2027 unless a new commissioner is nominated and confirmed by the Senate before then, making her continued presence a notable check on an otherwise Trump-aligned commission.

Gomez, a former telecoms lawyer appointed by President Biden in 2023, has publicly opposed FCC actions including its 2-1 approval of the Paramount-Skydance merger, which required the company to scrap DEI programmes and accept newsroom oversight, and the agency's recent move to reopen Disney's broadcast licences over its DEI policies, which she has urged the company to resist. She also ran a nationwide "First Amendment tour" highlighting what she calls the FCC's targeting of administration critics. The commission, chaired by Republican Brendan Carr with fellow Republican Olivia Trusty also serving, is normally five-strong; Trump has nominated Republican Danielle Thumann for a seat but has not said whether he will renominate Gomez or restore a Democrat to the panel.