Stephen Colbert blasted CBS on his late-night show Tuesday night, contradicting the network’s claim that it didn’t block his interview with Texas state Representative and Senate candidate James Talari...

Stephen Colbert said he had to drop an interview with James Talarico from his Monday broadcast because of new F.C.C. guidance that targeted political interviews on late-night shows.

“We were told in no uncertain terms by our network’s lawyers, who called us directly. We could not have him on the broadcast,” Colbert said, pointing the finger at both network executives and the admi...