ABC sues U.S. broadcast regulator over early licence reviews, calling it an 'existential threat'
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Further escalating its battle with the Trump administration, ABC on Tuesday took the rare step of suing the Federal Communications Commission on First Amendment grounds, saying the agency's demand for early review of broadcast licences posed an "existential threat" to its operations.
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