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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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Donald Trump Urges New Yorkers To Vote For Andrew Cuomo For Mayor Over Zohran Mamdani And Curtis Sliwa: “You Really Have No Choice”
		UPDATED, with Mamdani comment: Donald Trump urged New Yorkers to cast their ballots for his one-time nemesis Andrew Cuomo rather than the front-runner in the mayor’s race, Democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani, or even Republican Curtis Sliwa.
	In a Truth Social post on Monday evening, Trump…	
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Laurie Orlando, Top Talent Executive For CBS News, To Depart
		Laurie Orlando, who has served as senior vice president of talent strategy and development at CBS News and Stations, is departing the network.
	Orlando announced her exit in a memo to employees on Monday.  She joined CBS News in January 2016 after serving as a top executive for ESPN, where she…	
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Stephen Colbert Endorses New Jersey Gubernatorial Candidate Mikie Sherrill
		One day before Tuesday’s elections, Stephen Colbert has weighed in with an endorsement of the Democrat running to become New Jersey’s next governor, Mikie Sherrill.
	Introducing himself as a “proud New Jersey voter,” Colbert said that Sherrill is a “leader that I respect and…	
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Chuck Schumer Floats Filing FCC Complaint Over The Way CBS Edited Donald Trump’s ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
		UPDATED: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer offered his take on Donald Trump’s sit down with 60 Minutes, riffing that he should perhaps file a complaint with the FCC over the way that the interview was edited.
	Schumer wrote on X, “Maybe I should file a complaint with the FCC against the Trump…	
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Fox Nation To Launch Charlie Kirk Legacy Award At Annual Patriot Ceremony
		Fox News’ Fox Nation is starting the Charlie Kirk Legacy Award at its annual Patriot Awards ceremony, with the conservative influencer’s widow, Erika Kirk, the first recipient.
	The ceremony, which showcases network personalities as they honor military veterans, first responders and others, will…	
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NewsNation’s Chris Stirewalt On What Tuesday’s Off-Year Elections Will Tell About Trump, The Midterms And 2028’s ‘Invisible Primary’
		The off-year elections usually are a footnote in the overall direction of the country, but Tuesday’s races will provide the first significant glimpse at voter sentiment since Donald Trump returned to the White House.
	They will provide some indicators for next year’s midterms and, as NewsNation’s…	
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Trump Boasts Of Getting Paid “A Lot Of Money” By Paramount & Praises New CBS Owners In Unaired Clip From Wide-Ranging ‘60 Minutes’ Interview
		Donald Trump’s wide-ranging 60 Minutes interview did not include one moment, when he praised the new owners of CBS parent Paramount and the “great new leader” put in charge of the news division, Bari Weiss.
	“I see good things happening in the news,” Trump said. “I really do. And I think one of…	
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Donald Trump Sits Down With Norah O’Donnell For ‘60 Minutes’ Interview, His First Since Suing CBS
		Donald Trump sat down with Norah O’Donnell on Friday for an interview for 60 Minutes, marking his return to the program after declining to participate in its election special last year, a network spokesperson confirmed.
	In fact, the O’Donnell sit-down took place exactly one year since Trump…	
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Trump Administration Places Restrictions On Reporter Access To West Wing’s “Upper Press” Area
		The White House has restricted reporters from accessing an area of the West Wing known as “Upper Press” without an appointment.
	The area houses the offices of the press secretary and communications staff and reporters have been allowed into the area, which is near the Oval Office. Typically…	
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Donald Trump Posts Two Dozen Photos Of His Latest White House Makeover: The Lincoln Bathroom
		Donald Trump announced the completion of his latest makeover project at the White House: A marbled and gold Lincoln bathroom.
	Trump posted on Truth Social, “It was renovated in the 1940s in an art deco green tile style, which was totally inappropriate for the Lincoln Era. I did it in black and…	
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Former ‘The View’ Co-Host Lisa Ling Cut From CBS News Amid Major Paramount Layoffs
		Lisa Ling is one of the CBS News personalities that have been cut from the network amid the massive layoffs at Paramount following its acquisitionn by Skydance.
	The former The View co-host took to social media to share the news that she was laid off although she said some of her reports will…	
			
		Gayle King Addresses Report She Is Expected To Exit ‘CBS Mornings’: “I Am Here, And Glad To Be Here”
		UPDATED: Gayle King addressed a report that she is expected to exit CBS Mornings, telling a TMZ reporter, “I am here and glad to be here.”
	King said, “I don’t know what to tell you about it, but what I am hearing in the building is not what I’m reading in the press, and what I’m not going to…	
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