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President Joe Biden and comedian Trevor Noah wrapped up their routines at the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner with appeals for the work of journalists and freedom of the press. “American democracy is not a reality show,” the president said, Yet one of the elements that has made the dinner different from…

Joe Biden is moving forward with plans to attend at least a portion of Saturday night’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, returning to the tradition of presidential schtick for the 100-year-plus-old event. Biden is expected to come on in the 9:00 PM ET/6:00 PT hour, and he’s planning to skip the dinner…

Among the new announcements for events this weekend in D.C.: Saturday’s A Seat at the Table: A Celebration Of Black-Owned Media, which will honor TheGrio’s White House correspondent and CNN political analyst April Ryan. The event will take place immediately following the WHCA dinner, with Chris Tucker scheduled to…

UPDATED, Thursday, April 28: President Joe Biden still plans to attend this weekend’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner even after Vice President Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid and health officials are warning that the most recent variant is especially contagious. It’s a sign of the eagerness…

Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central’s The Daily Show, will serve as the entertainer at the next White House Correspondents’ Association dinner when it returns on April 30. The event is scheduled to make its return after a two year absence, with the 2020 and 2021 dinners canceled due to Covid. There is expectation that…

The White House briefing room contains just 49 seats in very tight quarters, a fact that makes for quite a bit of vying for the choicest spots. On Friday, the White House Correspondents Association unveiled its new seating chart for the space, with such outlets as The Grio, The Washington Blade, local station groups…

The White House Correspondents’ Association is planning for a return of its annual dinner in 2022, after Covid-19 forced the cancellation of the past two annual events. The WHCA dinner, designed to raise money for scholarships, has long been one of D.C.’s highest profile gatherings of Beltway insiders, media…

White House reporters attending the daily briefings will return to wearing masks, after new Centers for Disease Control guidance identified the District of Columbia as an area of “substantial spread” of Covid-19. The mask policy applies to all indoor spaces of the White House, and will be required of all staffers and…

The scene of Monday’s White House press briefing was far different that it has been for more than a year: Reporters packed into the small space as restrictions were lifted to allow for 100% capacity. “Our first full briefing room day since the president took office,” Press Secretary Jen Psaki said as reporters filled…

The White House Correspondents’ Association has officially cancelled its annual dinner for the second year in a row due to the Covid-19 pandemic. In a letter to members on Wednesday, the WHCA said that “we have worked through any number of scenarios over the last several months, but to put it plainly: while improving…

UPDATED, with BuzzFeed withdrawing a reporter from the White House pool because of the outbreak: The White House Correspondents’ Association is telling its members that they “must be clear-eyed” about the potential risks of COVID-19 exposure, amid ongoing concerns over the outbreak of the virus at the White House…

As startling as it was to hear President Donald Trump refuse to commit to a peaceful transfer of power in this year’s election, what was surprising was how he came to make the remark. Responding to a question from Playboy’s Brian Karem on Wednesday, Trump said: "We're going to have to see what happens. You know that…