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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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‘Saturday Night Live’ Spoofs The VP Debate With A Fact-Check Fearing JD Vance And Goofy Tim Walz
Saturday Night Live brought back almost all of the 2024 election principals for its cold open tonight, in a spoof of this week’s vice presidential debate between JD Vance (Bowen Yang) and Tim Walz (Jim Gaffigan).
The riffs were on the most memorable moments from an otherwise inconsequential 90-minute…
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Elon Musk Speaks At Donald Trump Rally, Calls Himself “Dark MAGA” And Says Election Is A “Must-Win Situation”
Elon Musk spoke for the first time at a Donald Trump rally, telling a massive crowd in Butler, PA that the election was a “must-win situation.”
“As you can see, I am not just MAGA, I’m dark MAGA,” Musk, wearing a black Make America Great Again hat, told the crowd.
The rally was Trump’s first in…
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Tim Walz To Appear On ‘Fox News Sunday,’ His First Sunday Show Guest Spot Since Becoming The Democrats’ VP Nominee
Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) will be a guest on Fox News Sunday in his first Sunday show interview since becoming the Democratic vice presidential nominee.
Anchor Shannon Bream will interview Walz, who has been in the midst of a post-debate campaign and fund-raising swing. He has fundraising events in La…
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Joe Biden Makes Surprise Appearance At White House Briefing, Expresses Concern Over Peaceful Election And Jokes About Rejoining 2024 Race
Joe Biden made a surprise appearance at the White House briefing — his first as president — to mark the unexpectedly good jobs report today, but in taking questions from reporters, he also expressed concerns over the upcoming election.
“I’m confident it will be free and fair. I don’t know whether it…
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Jericka Duncan To Anchor Both Editions Of ‘CBS Weekend News’
Jericka Duncan will now anchor the Saturday and Sunday editions of CBS Weekend News.
Duncan has been anchor of the Sunday edition of the newscast since late 2020. Adriana Diaz, who anchored on Saturday, departed last month to co-host CBS Mornings Plus, the new third hour of the network’s morning…
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Countdown: CNN’s Chris Wallace On JFK Vs. Nixon 1960 & Harris Vs. Trump 2024 On ElectionLine Podcast; ‘Dick’ Anniversary & Satire Today
Running until the final general election results come in, courted and verified, the Deadline ElectionLine podcast spotlights the 2024 campaign and the often blurred lines between politics and entertainment in modern America. Hosted by Deadline political editor Ted Johnson and executive editor Dominic…
U.S. Job Growth Picks Up To 254,000 In September, But Employment Falls In Entertainment Industry
Job growth picked up in September, with the U.S. economy adding 254,000 new jobs and the unemployment rate dropping slightly to 4.1%.
The figures, well above expectations, give further indication of the Federal Reserve strategy of cooling inflation without a recession. The central bank started to…
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Liz Cheney Decries Donald Trump’s “Depraved Cruelty” In Campaign Appearance With Kamala Harris
Liz Cheney decried Donald Trump’s “depraved cruelty” in a blistering speech that was her first appearance with Vice President Kamala Harris since endorsing her last month.
Noting that she has never voted for a Democrat, Cheney praised Harris for “working to unite reasonable people from across the…
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Bruce Springsteen Endorses Kamala Harris And Calls Donald Trump “The Most Dangerous Candidate For President Of My Lifetime”
Bruce Springsteen has endorsed Kamala Harris, while calling Donald Trump “the most dangerous candidate for president in my lifetime.”
“Perhaps not since the Civil War has this great country felt as politically, spiritually and emotionally divided as it does at this moment,” Springsteen said in a…
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Don Cheadle, Debbie Allen And Sheryl Lee Ralph Among Co-Chairs Of Black Hollywood And Friends Fundraiser For Kamala Harris
Hollywood fundraising continues this weekend for Kamala Harris, as Debbie Allen, Don Cheadle and Sheryl Lee Ralph are among the co-chairs of an event with the Democratic presidential nominee’s sister, Maya Harris.
The Sunday event is billed as a Black Hollywood and Friends reception for the Harris…
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“Make Them Riot”: Newly Unsealed Filing Gives New Details Of Federal Election Conspiracy Case Against Donald Trump
A newly unsealed filing reveals additional evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election conspiracy case against Donald Trump, as the prosecutor argued that the former president “resorted to crimes to try and stay in office.”
The filing, made public Wednesday, details the extent to which a bevy…
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JD Vance-Tim Walz VP Debate Draws Just Over 43 Million Viewers, Far Short Of 2020 Audience -Update
UPDATED with Nielsen data: The CBS News vice presidential debate between Tim Walz and JD Vance drew 43.15 million viewers Tuesday, far short of the audience for the 2020 matchup between Kamala Harris and Mike Pence.
The figures from Nielsen released today are across 15 networks.
The debate…
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