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.

Late-night host Stephen Colbert has accused his network of refusing to broadcast his interview with a Democratic politician over fears of retaliation by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).

“You know who is not one of my guests tonight? That’s Texas state representative James Talarico. He was supposed to be here, but we were told in no certain terms by our network’s lawyers — who called ...