Ted Johnson is senior editor of Variety, covering politics and government. He also is the host of SiriusXM’s weekly show “PopPolitics,” about the intersection of politics and entertainment, which airs Thursdays on the POTUS Channel. Before Variety, Johnson was managing editor of V Life, a national writer for TV Guide and staff writer for the Los Angeles Times. He also was a regulator contributor to Politico, and creator of Variety’s politics website Wilshire & Washington.