White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled for July 24

Politics White House Correspondents' Dinner rescheduled for July 24 after shooting disrupted initial event By Melissa Quinn Melissa Quinn Senior Reporter, Politics Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Read Full Bio Melissa Quinn June 2, 2026 / 1:05 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — The White House Correspondents' Association announced Tuesday that it will reschedule its annual press dinner for July 24 after the initial event was disrupted when a gunman attacked the gathering attended by President Trump, senior administration officials and scores of journalists.Weijia Jiang, who is the president of the association and a CBS News senior White House correspondent, said in an email to members of the White House Correspondents' Association that the rescheduled event would be a "more intimate gathering" and feature "significantly enhanced safety measures and new access procedures."Details on a venue will be forthcoming, she said."This dinner will not only be an opportunity to carry out our program. It will be a statement that violence has no place in American life and a free press will not be intimidated into silence," Jiang wrote. "As you have all demonstrated, courage and community can and should rise above."She said the decision to hold a second dinner was made by the association's board after receiving input from members."We will not allow an act of violence to have the last word, especially during a year when we are reflecting on the 250th anniversary of America and everything we stand for," Jiang wrote.The dinner initially took place April 25 but was upended when an armed man charged a security checkpoint outside the event. Mr. Trump, Vice President JD Vance and several Cabinet officials in attendance were evacuated, while journalists and media executives took cover under tables.  During a press conference soon after the shooting, the p...