In his first appearance after signing a new contract with Fox News, former Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown again suggested that he may run for Senate later this year, raising more questions about the journalistic ethics of Fox keeping him on the payroll.

In a February 20 appearance on Fox & Friends, Brown discussed several Senate races currently underway. Co-host Elizabeth Hasselbeck then asked him, “When are we going to see your name on one of these races in the future? Coming up? For Senate?” Brown replied, “I'm obviously taking things into consideration, I'm going to make some decisions and we'll see what happens.”

For the past year, Brown has used his role at Fox News to keep himself in the spotlight in this fashion while he ponders a run for the Senate in New Hampshire. Brown has repeatedly stoked such speculation, relocating to New Hampshire, speaking at GOP events in the state, and teasing a new website with a campaign-ready slogan. Brown also made two appearances in Iowa last year and has a third planned for April, driving speculation that he may run for president in 2016.

Fox News has reportedly said Brown's contract would be terminated if he “authorized an exploratory committee to be formed for a run.” According to Politico media reporter Dylan Byers, until that step is taken, Brown will continue to “use the Fox News platform to prove his conservative bonafides to Granite State voters.” On February 19, Fox announced that they had signed Brown to a new contract, allowing him to retain that platform.

Fox has been a big booster for Brown, both during his successful 2010 Senate run and as he considers a 2016 race. During his February 20 appearance, Fox aired video of Brown singing with the band Cheap Trick at a recent concert and asked the former senator to comment.