Edition No. 35 · Mon 27 Jul 2026 · Story 3 of 17

"The White House Correspondents' Disgrace"

Status

The White House Correspondents' dinner got a do-over that went badly enough for the NYT's Peter Baker to say it's time to rethink the dinner.

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  • 2.20Interest score2 of 17 in this edition
  • 1.00NewslettersCount not recorded yet, so neutral
  • 2.20On this siteWhat it touches: places, clubs, leagues
  • 1.00MovementNew this week

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