Ted Johnson

Colin Jost, the featured entertainer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner, went all in on Donald Trump and his legal troubles, got in a few zingers about Joe Biden’s age and finished his gig by telling a long story of how the president is a “decent” man. Some of Jost’s jokes didn’t land […]

A sweeping new Federal Trade Commission rule will prohibit companies nation from including non-compete agreements in contracts with employees. The new rule also will make existing non-compete clauses unenforceable for all but senior executives, and companies also would be prohibiting from entering into new clauses even with those at the upper end of the workforce. […]

This year’s White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner likely will see an uptick in the celebrity quotient. The star power could come as a function of the 2024 election year and a dinner lineup in which Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” co-anchor Colin Jost will be the featured entertainer following President Joe Biden‘s own stand-up act. […]

The fate of TikTok in the United States is even more uncertain as the House today voted on a package that requires that parent ByteDance divest its popular social media platform or face a ban on app stores. Lawmakers passed the bill 360-58, part of a series of votes to break a six-month standoff over […]

Dr. Jennifer Ashton, who is ABC News‘ chief medical correspondent and co-host of GMA3, plans to leave the network. Ashton has been with the network since 2012. She recently launched Ajenda, a health and wellness newsletter. A network spokesperson confirmed her planned departure, which will be at the end of June. Ashton became co-host of […]

Joe Biden was joined by members of the Kennedy family in Philadelphia today to promote their endorsement of the president, a conspicuous rebuke of the independent bid of Robert Kennedy Jr. Kerry Kennedy, RFK Jr.’s sister, introduced Biden at the event, noting that “nearly every grandchild of Joe and Rose Kennedy supports Joe Biden. That’s […]

UPDATE: The NPR editor who penned an essay criticizing the network for what he saw as bias in its coverage of Donald Trump and a host of other issues has resigned. Uri Berliner, who had been a senior business editor and reporter, posting his resignation letter to NPR CEO Katherine Maher on his X/Twitter account. […]

The Oscars took place more than a month ago, but former President Donald Trump continues to grouse about its host, Jimmy Kimmel. But in a post on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump confused a moment from the ceremony, mistaking something that Al Pacino did with Kimmel’s performance. Trump wrote on the platform today: […]

The Senate rejected impeachment charges against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, quickly dispatching the case after trial proceedings that lasted just a few hours. The move was not unexpected, with Senators voting along party lines. Mayorkas was impeached in the House more than two months ago by just one vote, as Republicans sought to punish […]

King Charles, CNN‘s once-a-week talker featuring Gayle King and Charles Barkley, ended last week with no plans to extend the limited series. The show averaged about a half-million viewers in its debut but trailed its rivals in its 10 p.m. ET time slot on Wednesdays. It was announced as a limited-run series to begin with, […]