UPDATED with additional comment: Donald Trump has nominated Danielle Thumann Severs, senior counsel to FCC chairman Brendan Carr, to fill one of two vacancies on the commission. If confirmed by the Senate, Severs would serve a term of five years, retroactive to the time of the vacancy, July 1, 2024. Watch on DeadlineAt the FCC, Thumann Severs’ focus has been on the agency’s wireline bureau, public safety and homeland security bureau and the consumer and government affairs bureau. Carr wrote on X, “Danielle is a dedicated public servant and has consistently delivered policy wins from bridging the digital divide and protecting consumers to advancing public safety.” Thumann Severs will have to go through a confirmation hearing before the Senate Commerce Committee, where Democrats are likely to raise objections about the lack of a member of their party to pair with her nomination, as has been tradition.