James Talarico

CNN’s Kaitlan Collins (who is Colbert’s guest tonight) reports that he addresses his network’s statement denying it blocked his interview with James Talarico in tonight’s show.

The FCC’s lone Democrat Anna Gomez blasted the network over its decision to block Stephen Colbert’s interview with Texas state rep—and U.S. Senate candidate—James Talarico, calling it “corporate capitulation” in the face of political pressure.

The over-the-shoulder image of Texas state Rep. James Talarico that aired on Monday night’s The Late Show was, as Colbert himself noted on-air, a stock photo.