White House Correspondents' Dinner takes place on Saturday at the Washington Hilton in Washington, D.C., with red carpet arrivals beginning at 6 p.m. ET and the dinner starting at 8 p.m. ET. Organized by the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA),

The White House Correspondents' Dinner was once Washington's biggest night. With no Trump expected, will the dinner be stale?

A White House correspondents’ dinner that lacks the traditional comedy act doesn’t necessarily translate to a more somber-than-usual evening. In 2019, the historian Ron Chernow gave a lecture and everyone had a pretty decent time; in 2003, Ray Charles sang instead. Hard to imagine that was anything less than a treat for guests.