{"id":318725,"date":"2026-02-17T21:00:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/colbert-says-cbs-refused-to-air-interview-with-texas-senate-candidate\/"},"modified":"2026-02-17T21:00:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-17T21:00:20","slug":"colbert-says-cbs-refused-to-air-interview-with-texas-senate-candidate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/colbert-says-cbs-refused-to-air-interview-with-texas-senate-candidate\/","title":{"rendered":"Colbert says CBS refused to air interview with Texas Senate Candidate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6e9btKOd1S0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Colbert says CBS refused to air interview with Texas Senate Candidate\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6e9btKOd1S0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Stephen Colbert says CBS lawyers scrapped an interview he did with James Talarico, a candidate in the Democratic Senate primary in Texas. 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