President Donald Trump said he will attend the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on July 24 after the April event was canceled following an armed security breach. Association president Weijia Jiang said the rescheduled gathering will show that violence will not silence a free press.
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The White House Correspondents’ Association will reschedule its annual dinner for July 24 after gunfire disrupted the April 25 event. President Trump says he will attend and speak at the smaller gathering, which organizers say will have enhanced security.
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich has been wrongfully detained in Russia since late March, prompting a letter-writing campaign from friends and colleagues to keep his spirits high. President Joe Biden has addressed the situation, saying he is doing everything in his power to secure Gershkovich's release. The letters must be written in Russian and mailed from inside the country in order to be received.