Chaos At The White House Correspondents' Dinner
Sunday, April 26, 2026
Even in a year of shocking news events, last night's violent incident at the White House Correspondents' Dinner was a monumentally surreal experience—a series of loud sounds, the President hustled from the dais by Secret Service, and a ballroom filled with media figures who carefully rose from the floor, then began to report on what they'd just experienced.
For many of the journalists at Saturday's dinner, that meant a race to the White House, where Donald Trump addressed the media just hours after the shooting, everyone still dressed in their red carpet finery. Authorities and journalists are still piecing together the motive behind the act, among other factors. Stay tuned for more as Vanity Fair continues to dig into this case.
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The president praised law enforcement, called the alleged shooter “a very sick person,” and compared the safety of the Washington Hilton—where the event was held—to his proposed White House ballroom project.
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Why have so many men accused of sexual misconduct mounted comebacks in 2026? The answer is simple: people just don’t care enough to stop it.
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The king and queen are coming to America, where a white-tie dinner with the president and a reported appearance with the mayor of New York are on the itinerary.
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The Purple Rain superstar opened his Paisley Park fortress to a small court of the faithful. On the tenth anniversary of Prince's death, a book reveals his most intimate moments.
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BY CHRIS MURPHY AND SAVANNAH WALSH
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New shows from the teams behind Stranger Things and Big Mouth hit the streamer next month, along with a revealing documentary about the life of Martin Short. See the full list ahead.
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In an essay from her forthcoming work of nonfiction, the novelist and recipient of the MacArthur “genius grant” reflects on the storytellers who made her a writer.
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posted by Francis Dwight at 8:05 AM
When Stephen Colbert Roasted George W. Bush
Saturday, April 25, 2026
After months of discussion and anticipation, the White House Correspondents' Dinner is tonight—an event that everyone expects to be quite different than the loose and almost freewheeling roast of power we've seen in past decades.
This year, instead of a comedian, mentalist Oz Pearlman will address the crowd of politicos and journalists. He promises Vanity Fair he will "create one moment that I hope will be career-defining, that will blow everyone away." And if he can't manage that, there's always the fashion to keep us entertained.
While on the topic of power (when are we not?), the world is transfixed by this new photo of Queen Elizabeth II, released to honor what would have been her 100th birthday. Also under our gaze: Influential art dealer Larry Gagosian launches his latest act, and Noah Wyle, Chappell Roan, and other stars wish their fans would just act normal.
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BY KIA MAKARECHI AND ERIN VANDERHOOF
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From Stephen Colbert’s roast of George W. Bush to Donald Trump’s possible origin story to the potential end of WHCD comedy, relive them all ahead of Saturday’s annual event.
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After nearly four decades, the king of the art dealers says goodbye to his perch at 980 Madison—and moves to the ground floor in the same building. The first show? That big bang of conceptual art: Marcel Duchamp.
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The hottest ticket in DC has undergone more than a few style revolutions. With Donald Trump—and Melania—back in the house, what will it look like next?
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Oz Pearlman, who guessed Joe Rogan’s PIN code, is the entertainment at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. Vanity Fair chatted with the mentalist ahead of Saturday’s event: “I’ve been studying Donald Trump for months.”
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To mark the centenary of Queen Elizabeth II’s birth, British artist Chris Levine reveals new photographs of the monarch exclusively for VF.
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Fandom has always been intense—but recent events involving stars from The Pitt, Heated Rivalry, Percy Jackson, and more suggest that diehards have gone to a new, scarier level.
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posted by Francis Dwight at 8:05 AM
