Apr 30 WATCH: Gwen Ifill, Bill Plante honored at White House press dinner with lifetime awards By News Desk and Associated Press The late PBS NewsHour anchor Gwen Ifill and CBS News correspondent Bill Plante were posthumously awarded the Dunnigan-Payne Prize for lifetime career achievement Saturday at the White House Correspondents' Dinner. Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: Comedian Roy Wood Jr. headlines White House Correspondents' Dinner By Associated Press Comedian Roy Wood Jr. skewered the political establishment and media as he hosted the White House Correspondents’ Association annual dinner in Washington D.C. on Saturday. Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: President Biden gives remarks at White House Correspondents' Dinner By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press While Biden spent the majority of his speech focused on the issue of press freedom, he also jabbed at some of his most vocal political critics. Continue reading
Apr 29 WATCH: Biden attends White House Correspondents' Dinner, hosted by Roy Wood Jr. By Farnoush Amiri, Associated Press The White House Correspondents' Association dinner — known for its fun albeit ferocious jabs at Washington — took a more solemn tone this year as what many see as the brazen attack on press freedom across the globe was on… Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Trevor Noah roasts lawmakers, media in return of White House press corps' gala By Associated Press Comedian Trevor Noah, host of Comedy Central's "The Daily Show," on Saturday headlined the White House Correspondents' Association dinner, the first to take place since 2019 due to the COVID pandemic. Continue reading
May 01 WATCH: Biden speaks at White House correspondents' dinner By News Desk and Associated Press President Joe Biden took the opportunity to test out his comedic chops, making light of the criticism he has faced in his 15 months in office while taking aim at his predecessor, the Republican Party and the members of the… Continue reading
Apr 30 WATCH: White House correspondents' dinner featuring Trevor Noah By News Desk and Farnoush Amiri, Will Weissert, Associated Press After the pandemic nixed the event in 2020 and 2021, the White House Correspondents' Association dinner returned Saturday night, with Joe Biden as the first sitting president to attend in six years after Donald Trump shunned it while in office. Continue reading