If you've been following social media today, you probably have no idea that Donald Trump held another one of his possibly drug-assisted motormouthed shitgasms in Michigan Saturday night. The reason you might not know about it is because both Trumpers and the Beltway hoity-toities ...read more
While Republicans try to work out their presidential debate Sorting Hat system and Democrats wait for candidates to throw themselves into the Hillary Clinton jet engine, there's another important election campaign underway. The White House Correspondents' Association is getting ...read more
Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Association Dinner (also known as "Nerd Prom" by annoying people) followed the usual trajectory of a president delivering a yuk-filled speech, followed by a headliner who takes care not to be funnier than the Leader of the Free World. ...read more
Time to get over your Hillary hangover, fellow citizens of Bantermerica, and join your humble correspondent for our weekly trip inside the narrow strip of Washington, D.C. that we sometimes call home. Last Thursday marked not one, but two, auspicious debuts for this ...read more
For more on the behind-the-scenes action at the "Nerd Prom" premiere and Christopher's own experiences with the dinner, check out Monday's Members Only column. This week saw the release of the film Nerd Prom: Inside Washington's Wildest Week, and as a White House reporter and ...read more
Glenn Beck didn't attend this year's White House Correspondents Dinner, but he's attended once before -- and it was clearly an experience he didn't relish very much because he compared it to, yes, being raped. "My wife and I left, and said, uh, should we go and take a shower ...read more
President Obama delivered a relatively edgy set at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner, which prompted a predictably gigantic fleet of conservative wahhhmbulances to spring into action. One of the jokes included the President wondering "What did we do to piss ...read more
It's the most wonderful time of the year for a White House reporter, when the rich, powerful, and celebrated express their deep appreciation for the work we do. Who knew Jessica Simpson was a White House briefing junkie? The 2014 White House Correspondents' Dinner (aka ...read more
Community star Joel McHale performed his duties to a tee at Saturday night's White House Correspondents' Dinner, making sure not to be funnier than his opening act, President Barack Obama. The President was in rare form, delivering a blistering set that took hard shots at ...read more
