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HuffPost Opts Out Of WHCA Dinner, Plans Livestream Coverage And Real-Time Analysis During Event
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Programming Available on HuffPost’s 24/7 Homepage New York, NY – April 6, 2026 – HuffPost today announced it will not attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. Instead, the award-winning news organization will provide real-time coverage of the event, including live commentary and analysis. Coverage and commentary will be available on HuffPost’s 24/7 home page, at HuffPost.com. In previous years, HuffPost has attended the dinner as a member of the White House Correspondents Association, including bringing guests fired by the Trump administration in 2025. HuffPost’s relentless coverage of the Trump administration has drawn repeated backlash from the White House, including a temporary expulsion from the White House press pool, ongoing hostility in official White House responses, and a successful HuffPost membership campaign to rally readers and audiences behind HuffPost’s fearless reporting. HuffPost remains steadfast in its mission to deliver unbiased, investigative journalism that holds those in power to account. HuffPost remains committed to delivering rigorous, independent reporting that holds those in power accountable. HuffPost is the essential destination for news, politics and stories you can’t ignore. Millions of people trust HuffPost to deliver the unvarnished truth about the powerful, the popular and the personal. HuffPost reaches an average of 60M monthly global readers and has won numerous awards, including the Pulitzer Prize, The National Magazine Award, the GLAAD Award, and many others. HuffPost is your award-winning source for fierce, independent journalism.
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