President Trump’s pick to lead the Federal Communications Commission, Brendan Carr, was widely expected to make life more difficult for media organizations that weren’t aligned with the commander in chief’s agenda. In his first week leading the powerful agency that oversees national communications, Carr has done just that, reviving complaints that alleged liberal media bias. Throughout the campaign, Trump railed against certain broadcasters, saying the FCC should yank their broadcast licenses. ABC, NBC and CBS have all felt Trump’s scorn.

The complaints allege that the broadcasters had bias in favor of the Democratic candidate. The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. The seal of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in Washington on Dec. 14, 2017. Jacquelyn Martin/AP Photo Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Brendan Carr on Wednesday revived a trio of complaints his predecessor dismissed just days before President Donald Trump took office. The reinstated complaints all come from the Center for American Rights, a Chicago-based conservative legal group.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is reopening a number of complaints against broadcast outlets that were dismissed by the previous administration just days before President Trump took office this week. The agency said it would again consider a slew of cases against CBS News, ABC News, NBC News and Fox Corp., which former chair Jessica Rosenworcel dismissed last week saying such action is necessary to protect the First Amendment. In each of the cases, the department wrote the previous rulings to dismiss were “issued prematurely based on an insufficient investigatory...