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Ted joined Deadline in 2020 and is based in Washington, D.C., where he covers politics, media and entertainment. He's reported on the intersection of politics and showbiz since 2006, as an editor and correspondent for Variety, as well as a contributor to publications such as Politico and as an on-air host for SiriusXM. He previously was a staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and TV Guide, and an editor at V Life. He is a graduate of Northwestern University and was born and raised in Minneapolis, a city that will always be home.
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Joe Biden, At D.C.’s Gridiron Dinner, Jokes About Donald Trump Before Getting Serious About His Threat To Democracy
President Joe Biden, appearing at one of DC's oldest traditions, the Gridiron Dinner, made some sharp quips about Donald Trump but then turned serious about the threat that his rival poses to democracy.
Biden directed his barbs at his own age and at his predecessor.
“One candidate’s too old and…
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Mike Pence Says That He Won’t Endorse Donald Trump’s 2024 Presidential Bid
Former Vice President Mike Pence said that he will not endorse Donald Trump’s 2024 presidential bid.
“It should come as no surprise that I will not be endorsing Donald Trump this year,” Pence told Fox News’ Martha MacCallum earlier today.
“As I have watched his candidacy unfold, I have seen him…
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Judge Delays Donald Trump’s New York Criminal Trial
UPDATED: A judge delayed Donald Trump’s New York criminal trial, in which he faces charges related to hush money payments paid to Stormy Daniels, by 30 days from today.
The trial was scheduled to start on March 25, the first of four criminal cases the former president faces.
Instead, the judge…
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Family Of Ukrainian Crew Member Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Fox News Over 2022 Attack
The family of a Ukrainian translator and “fixer” filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Fox News and a series of other defendants, claiming that the network was “reckless and negligent” and has tried to conceal key information for what happened when a crew was attacked outside of Kyiv on March 14…
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ElectionLine Podcast Hits The Campaign Trail With Melissa Benoist & ‘Girls On The Bus’ EP Amy Chozick, TikTok Ban Bill, & The Long Road To November
Editor's note: Running until the final general election results come in, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Washington bureau chief Ted Johnson and senior editor Dominic Patten, the podcast…
Judge Says D.A. Fani Willis Can Remain On Donald Trump’s Georgia Case But Special Prosecutor Must Step Down
UPDATED: Fani Willis, the Fulton County, GA district attorney who brought criminal charges against Donald Trump and a host of other defendants over their efforts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, can remain on the case, a judge ruled today.
But Judge Scott McAfee wrote in his decision…
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Wendy Williams’ Guardian Argued Lifetime Documentary Was Exploitive & Talk Host “Lacked Capacity” To Enter Into Contract, Unsealed Lawsuit Shows
A temporary guardian argued in a lawsuit filed last month that Lifetime’s documentary Where Is Wendy Williams? was a “blatant exploitation of a vulnerable woman with a serious medical condition,” and that the talk host had lacked mental capacity to enter a contract to do the show, according to newly…
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Cable And Satellite Providers Required To Disclose “All In” Pricing Under Newly Passed FCC Rules
The FCC passed new rules that will require cable and satellite providers to clearly disclose the “all in” price of subscriptions in promotional materials.
“The advertised price for a service should be the price you pay when your bill arrives,” FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel said. “It shouldn't…
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Hillary Clinton And Lin-Manuel Miranda To Host Joe Biden Broadway Fundraiser Performance Of ‘Suffs: The Musical’
Hillary Clinton and Lin-Manuel Miranda will host a Broadway fundraiser for Joe Biden’s presidential campaign next month that will feature a performance of Suffs: The Musical.
The musical, which Clinton is co-producing, focuses on the women’s suffrage movement. The musical originated at the New York…
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Former Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Says He’s Getting Together Investor Group To Buy TikTok
Steven Mnuchin, the former treasury secretary and film financier, says that he’s getting an investor group together to try to buy TikTok.
His comments to CNBC follow the House of Representatives’ overwhelming passage of a bill that would force TikTok’s Chinese parent company, ByteDance, to sell the…
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The Joe Biden-Donald Trump Rematch Is On: CBS News’ Robert Costa Talks About What To Expect In The Long Campaign Ahead
When Joe Biden and Donald Trump clinched their party nominations this week, it marked the end of primary season and the start of the general election campaign.
From now until November 5, the campaigns of the current president and the former president will blitz battleground states with visits from…
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Judge Tosses Some Charges Against Donald Trump In Georgia Election Case
A Georgia judge has tossed out six of the counts in the election interference case facing Donald Trump and other defendants.
Fulton County Superior Judge Scott McAfee dismissed criminal charges including solicitation of violation of oath by a public officer. Trump was charged in three of the counts…
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