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Sen. Rand PaulRandal (Rand) Howard PaulDemocrats look for offramp from masking in public House passes bill making lynching a federal hate crime This week: Congress returns to Ukraine crisis, Supreme Court fight MORE (R-Ky.) says he is canceling his subscription toDirecTV after the company announced plans to drop pro-Trump conservative cable channel One America News (OAN) from its listings.

"Why give money to people who hate us?" Paul said in a tweet sent on Monday.

DirecTV on Friday made public its plans to not renew its contract with OAN,saying it had made thedecision following "a routine internal review."

Other Trump-loyal Republican lawmakers and conservative activists slammedDirecTV's decision over the weekend, claiming the move is evidence of alarger effort by powerful media companies to censor or sideline conservative viewpoints.

"The Lefts purge continues: -YouTube demonetizes Dan Bongino. -DirectTV drops One America News. -Twitter suspends Dr. Malone. Whos next?" Rep. Jim JordanJames (Jim) Daniel JordanGOP blocks House bill to ban race-based hair discrimination Lou Dobbs says he would be excited for Jim Jordan as House speaker, calls McCarthy a 'RINO' The real reason Jim Jordan is ranting against Jan. 6 committee staff MORE (R-Ohio) said in a tweet of his own.

"Pretty convenient that this comes within a week after Biden begged companies to silence 'misinformation', meaning his opposition," commented Rep. Lauren BoebertLauren BoebertPelosi says Boebert and Greene 'should just shut up' House passes bill to expand health benefits for veterans exposed to toxic burn pits The Memo: Boebert's antics seen as new sign of politics' decline MORE (R-Col.).

OAN is one of several conservative media entities that have been sued in recent months for allegedly broadcasting false or defamatory claims about the 2020 presidential election results.

An investigative report fromReuters in October foundnearly all of OAN's revenue came from a single contract with telecom giant AT&T, which owns and operatesDirecTV.

Verizon Fios and smaller carriers have maintained OAN, and it is available to stream online through KloudTV, The Hill previously reported.

AT&T had faced increasing pressure tosever its ties to OAN following the recent lawsuits and other controversial content being broadcast on its airwaves.

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