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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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Ken Martin Elected Chair Of Democratic National Committee
Ken Martin, the chair of Minnesota’s Democratic Farmer Labor party, was elected the new chairman of the Democratic National Committee.
Martin won a majority vote among DNC members on the first ballot, 246.5 to 134.5 for Ben Wikler, the chair of the Wisconsin Democratic Party. Martin O’Malley…
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Defense Department To Boot NBC News, New York Times And Other Media From Workspaces As Part Of New Rotation; Trump-Friendly Outlets To Get Spots
Major press organizations are expressing concern after the Defense Department announced changes that mean that NBC News, The New York Times, Politico and National Public Radio will no longer have dedicated workspaces at the Pentagon.
Instead, according to a memo sent to news organizations, there…
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CBS News Says It Will Provide Unedited Transcript Of ‘60 Minutes’ Kamala Harris Interview To FCC
CBS News said Friday that it will comply with an FCC letter of inquiry that it provide an unedited transcript of a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris.
The interview, which aired in the final weeks of the presidential election in October, did not involve Donald Trump. But in the segment…
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Paramount Global In Discussions With Donald Trump To Settle Lawsuit Over Kamala Harris’ ‘60 Minutes’ Interview — Update
UPDATED with additional details, FCC commissioner comment: Paramount Global has been in detailed discussions with Donald Trump’s team about settling his lawsuit against CBS over the way a 60 Minutes interview with Kamala Harris was edited last year, we can confirm.
Any settlement would be a…
Chuck Todd To Exit NBC News After Almost 18 Years
Chuck Todd, the chief political analyst for NBC News and former Meet the Press moderator, announced Friday that he is leaving the network today after almost 18 years.
In a note to staffers, Todd wrote, “There's never a perfect time to leave a place that's been a professional home for so long…
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FCC Chairman Launches Investigation Into NPR And PBS Over Program Sponsorships — And Warns About Future Government Funding
New FCC chairman Brendan Carr has ordered the agency to launch an investigation into underwriting sponsorship announcements that air during PBS and NPR programming, suggesting they may cross the line “into prohibited commercial advertisements.”
But in a letter Thursday to the heads of the two…
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Donald Trump Says DEI Is To Blame For D.C. Air Collision Despite Acknowledging That “We Do Not Know What Led To This Crash”
After mourning the loss of victims in an air collision in Washington, D.C., President Donald Trump pivoted quickly to placing the blame.
He quickly claimed that he had elevated safety standards during his first term in office only to have Joe Biden lower them, and then more directly blamed…
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MSNBC Hosts Talk About Democrats’ Next Big Step In Returning From The Wilderness: Picking A DNC Chair
MSNBC Live will co-host an event later today that is typically “inside baseball”: The final forum of the candidates to lead the Democratic National Committee.
The event — being held along with Georgetown’s Institute of Politics and Public Service, and streamed on the network’s YouTube channel…
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Semafor To Hold “National Trust In News Summit” With Speakers Including Leaders Of CNN, NBCU News Group And New York Times
Semafor has set plans for a National Trust in News Summit next month, with the focus on how the media rebuilds public trust amid a Gallup poll showing record low approval.
The event, to be held on Feb. 27 at Gallup’s headquarters in Washington, D.C., is hosted by co-founder and CEO Justin Smith…
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Meta Agrees To Pay $25 Million To Settle Donald Trump’s Lawsuit Over Account Suspension
Meta has settled a lawsuit brought by Donald Trump after the social media giant suspended him from their Facebook and Instagram platforms following the January 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol.
As part of the agreement, Meta will pay $25 million, including about $22 million to Trump’s presidential…
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White House Rescinds Order That Froze Federal Aid, But Confusion Remains
The White House rescinded an order that froze federal grants, loans and other financial assistance, generating widespread confusion among governors, state agencies and non profits over the future of their financial support.
A federal judge had already issued an injunction to temporarily block…
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Robert Kennedy Jr. Confirmation Hearing Interrupted By Protesters As HHS Nominee Is Challenged On His Attacks On Vaccines
UPDATED, with additional details: One of President Donald Trump’s most controversial cabinet picks, Robert Kennedy Jr., repeatedly insisted that he was not “anti-vaccine” at his confirmation hearing to be the next secretary of health and human services.
But during a morning of testimony today…
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