CBS Faces Heat After Nixing Talerico Interview

1 sourceUpdated Feb 17, 2026

“The Late Show” host Stephen Colbert revealed the reason his interview with Senate hopeful and Texas state Rep. James Talarico (D) and the reason does not look good for CBS. Colbert scorched his own network Monday night…

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