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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