White House, Amber Ruffin

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Comic Amber Ruffin cut from White House correspondents’ event after angering Trump team
The White House Correspondents Association says it canceled comedian Amber Ruffin from performing at its annual dinner because it wants to refocus the event on journalistic excellence.
Amber Ruffin sarcastically addresses being dropped from White House Correspondents' Dinner
Amber Ruffin joked she has learned the importance of being "fair to both sides" after being dropped from the White House Correspondents' Dinner.
White House Correspondents’ Association Cancels Amber Ruffin Performance at Annual Gala Dinner
Ruffin had been a target of criticism from the White House, though the WHCA says it will focus the event on recognizing "journalistic excellence."

White House, seating chart

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White House Preparing New Press Briefing Plan to (Literally) Put Mainstream Media Outlets in Their Place: Report
The White House is said to be planning to rearrange the seating chart for reporters in the press briefing room, taking the role away from the White House Correspondents' Association. Axios reported that an anonymous senior White House official conveyed that plans have already been formalized for a "fundamental restructuring of the briefing room,
White House plans to take over press room seating chart, likely boot legacy media farther back: report
The White House plans to take over the seating chart for the press briefing room and will likely boot some legacy media outlets farther back, according to a report. It’s the Trump administration’s latest effort to shake up traditional media’s grip on White House coverage.
White House May Remake Reporters’ Seating Chart, Escalating Tensions
The Trump administration is planning another encroachment into the day-to-day arrangements of the journalists who cover it.
Trump White House plans to shake up briefing room seating, flexing power over press corps
In the Trump administration’s latest assertion of power over the press corps, the White House intends to take over the ...
The White House PR Battle With White House Correspondents Nears a Boiling Point
The AP is still banned from covering some, events, the White House is poised to take control of the Brady Briefing Room seat ...
White House Correspondents Association says Trump administration is trying to pressure reporters
The White House Correspondents’ Association says the Trump administration should abandon its “wrong-headed effort” to take control of the press briefing room seating chart.
The Trump White House shut out the AP. They keep showing up anyway.
The news organization has relied on work-arounds after being barred from events for not using “Gulf of America,” but on Thursday will have another chance to make its case.
WHCA Warns That Trump White House Control Of Briefing Room Seating Would Make It “Easier To Exact Punishment” On Outlets Over Their Coverage
The WHCA said that the White House would be trying to punish outlets it doesn't like by taking control of the seating chart ...
The Associated Press, banned from White House press pool, renews request to court for reinstatement
A lawyer for The Associated Press has asked a federal judge once again to reinstate the agency's access to the White House ...
Journalists call out reported White House plan to reshuffle media seats
Axios reported that the White House is creating a new briefing-room seating chart, a function long controlled by the White House Correspondents’ Association.
Comedian Amber Ruffin nixed as White House correspondents’ dinner host
The White House correspondents’ dinner axed its traditional comedy act this year, canceling comedian Amber Ruffin as host a ...