{
  "id": 276384,
  "title": "Trump Nominates Danielle Thumann Severs To Fill Vacant FCC Seat",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-nominates-danielle-thumann-severs-to-fill-vacant-fcc-seat",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-08-07T17:12:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Deadline",
    "slug": "deadline",
    "url": "https://deadline.com/2026/08/trump-fcc-vacancy-danielle-thumann-severs-1237028652/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "UPDATED with additional comment: Donald Trump has nominated Danielle Thumann Severs, senior counsel to FCC chairman Brendan Carr, to fill one of two vacancies on the commission. If confirmed by the Senate, Severs would serve a term of five years, retroactive to the time of the vacancy, July 1, 2024. Her confirmation also would mean […]",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Variety",
        "title": "Trump Nominates FCC Lawyer Danielle Thumann, an Adviser to Chairman Brendan Carr, to Serve as Commissioner",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/07/trump-nominates-fcc-lawyer-danielle-thumann-an-adviser-to-chairman",
        "published": "2026-08-07T17:10:32.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}