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Ted Johnson
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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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New Season Of ‘Breaking Bread’ Mixes Food And Politics To Temper Partisanship In Polarized Times
For many this election season is already filled with a combination of dread and dismay, but the second season of Breaking Bread may calm some nerves in an anxiety ridden environment.
Appearing on Bloomberg Originals, the show features host Alexander Heffner dining and chatting with politicians on…
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Stormy Daniels Tells Rachel Maddow Of Harassment And Threats After Testifying In Trump Hush Money Trial
In her first TV interview since Donald Trump was found guilty, Stormy Daniels said that she was subject to harassment and threats after testifying in the New York hush money trial.
Speaking to MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow, Daniels said that when Trump was found guilty, “for that brief moment it was worth me…
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Joe Biden Blames Travel Schedule For Debate Performance, Says He “Almost Fell Asleep On Stage”
Joe Biden blamed his bad debate performance last week on a busy travel schedule in the weeks leading up to the matchup with Donald Trump.
At a fundraiser tonight in McLean, VA, Biden said that he “wasn’t very smart” for “traveling around the world a couple of times” before the debate, according to a…
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Donald Trump’s Hush Money Sentencing Moved To September If “Still Necessary” After SCOTUS’ Presidential Immunity Ruling – Update
UPDATE, 12:08 PM: Donald Trump will not go into the Republican National Convention as a sentenced felon for business fraud and trying to buy the silence of porn star Stormy Daniels.
"The July 11, 2024, sentencing date is therefore vacated," wrote Judge Juan Merchan today in further fallout from the…
Joe Biden To Sit Down With ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos For First Post-Debate TV Interview
Updated 12:29, with press conference information: Joe Biden will sit down with ABC News’ George Stephanopoulos for his first interview since the fallout from his dismal debate performance.
Stephanopoulos will interview Biden on Friday, with the “extended” interview, as ABC News terms it, set to air…
Joe Biden Condemns Supreme Court Immunity Ruling: “America Will Have To Render A Judgment About Donald Trump’s Behavior”
Joe Biden sought to shift the spotlight on his rival Donald Trump, saying in brief remarks that the Supreme Court’s immunity ruling means that the American public will have to render its own judgment on the former president’s behavior.
“The American people must decide whether Donald Trump’s assault…
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Joe Biden Campaign’s Latest Effort To Sooth Big Donors Sparks Anger After Debate Debacle & SCOTUS Ruling Silence
EXCLUSIVE: Joe Biden's reelection campaign tried once again today to calm the nerves of Hollywood donors over the president's terrible debate performance last week against Donald Trump.
“Every president in my lifetime has had a shitty first debate” campaign chair Jennifer O'Malley Dillon told the…
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USA Today Editor-In-Chief Terence Samuel Departs After One Year
Terence Samuel, the editor in chief of USA Today, has departed after just one year.
Caren Bohan, the publication’s executive editor for politics, will serve as interim editor as a search is conducted for Samuel’s successor.
"Terry Samuel has been a been a valued colleague during his tenure at…
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Steve Bannon Begins Four-Month Prison Sentence
UPDATE: Steve Bannon, the podcast host, former Donald Trump adviser and former Hollywood producer, began a four-month prison sentence today.
Bannon arrived at a federal correctional facility in Danbury, CT, to serve his sentence, after his legal team exhausted appeals. Bannon was found guilty in 2022…
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Hunter Biden Sues Fox News Over Mock Trial Series
Hunter Biden sued Fox News over its streaming service’s mock trial series, which featured sexually explicit images of the president’s son.
The Trial of Hunter Biden was a fictional trial based on Biden’s legal troubles and, until recently, appeared on the Fox Nation subscription service.
But…
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Supreme Court Sends Social Media Cases Back To Lower Courts To Consider First Amendment Issues
The Supreme Court punted on cases challenging Texas and Florida laws that regulate social media platforms’ content moderation practices.
The case raised questions of whether Facebook, X/Twitter, YouTube and other platforms were neutral gatekeepers of third party content, or whether their content…
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Supreme Court Says Donald Trump Immune From Prosecution For Official Acts; “The President Is Now A King Above The Law,” Dissenting Justice Writes
The Supreme Court ruled on Monday that Donald Trump had immunity from prosecution for his official acts, dealing a blow to Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election conspiracy case against the former president.
The 6-3 decision, with the court’s liberals dissenting, makes it all the more likely that…
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