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Search results for "White House did not impose highest security level for the White House Correspondents Dinner"

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Snooki stated on June 07, 2010 in a video promo for "Jersey Shore":
"Obama put a 10 percent tax on tanning."
By Robert Farley• June 21, 2010
Jeb Bush stated on November 11, 2015 in Atlantic, Iowa, during a campaign event.:
Says President Barack Obama did not invite a Republican senator to dine at the White House until his fifth year in office. 
By Jason Noble• November 23, 2015
Daily World Update stated on April 29, 2018 in a headline:
"CNN shocks America, fires ‘journalist’ who made fun of Sarah Sanders’ face"
By Amy Sherman• May 1, 2018
The Liberty Raise stated on May 02, 2018 in a headline:
"Breaking: Michelle Wolf fired -- Comedy Central apologizes to Sarah Sanders."
By Amy Sherman• May 4, 2018
Michelle Wolf stated on April 29, 2018 in a speech at the White House Correspondents Dinner:
"Flint still doesn’t have clean water."
By Louis Jacobson• May 1, 2018
Instagram posts stated on February 02, 2022 in an Instagram post:
“Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau pays mainstream media $600 million to report in favor of him.”
By Ciara O'Rourke• February 3, 2022
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee stated on February 22, 2011 in a news release:
In slashing $1.7 billion from Social Security, "Rep. Jim Renacci may end up forcing the entire agency to ... shut down for a month, causing seniors to not get their benefits on time, halting claims processing, and forcing new retirees and disabled workers into a backlog."
By Sabrina Eaton• March 7, 2011
David Frum stated on August 21, 2017 in a tweet:
"No president in history has imposed larger personal lifestyle costs on the taxpayer than Donald Trump."
By Manuela Tobias• August 23, 2017
Mitch Daniels stated on February 11, 2011 in a speech to the Conservative Political Action Conference:
"Within a few years, we will be spending more on interest payments than on national security."
By Lucas Graves• February 17, 2011
Karine Jean-Pierre stated on November 20, 2023 in a White House press briefing:
“Because wages are rising, this Thanksgiving dinner is the fourth-cheapest ever as a percentage of average earnings.”
By Louis Jacobson• November 21, 2023
Joe Biden stated on October 14, 2023 in remarks at the 2023 Human Rights Campaign National Dinner:
Republicans in Congress are “trying to wipe out federal funding to end the HIV epidemic.”
By Grace Abels• November 3, 2023
Special Operations OPSEC Education Fund stated on August 15, 2012 in a Web video:
"Days after the (Osama bin Laden) raid, Hollywood was invited into the White House so that they could receive a briefing" that revealed intelligence sources and methods.
By Jon Greenberg• August 20, 2012
Barack Obama stated on February 14, 2011 in a speech:
The White House budget plan will bring domestic discretionary spending to its lowest share of our economy since Dwight Eisenhower was president.
By Robert Farley• February 16, 2011
Donald Trump stated on April 09, 2025 in a Truth Social post:
On enacting country-by-country tariffs April 9.
By Amy Sherman• April 9, 2025
Drudge Report stated on March 20, 2014 in a post on their website:
"Reporters rehearse questions with White House press (secretary)."
By Jon Greenberg• March 20, 2014
Marco Rubio stated on March 24, 2015 in a Senate floor speech:
"Inflation-adjusted defense spending has declined 21 percent since 2010, and even if we discount the drawdowns in Iraq and Afghanistan, it has still declined by a dangerous 12 percent."
By Joshua Gillin• March 30, 2015
Facebook posts stated on October 17, 2020 in a Facebook post:
Says NBC News’ Kristen Welker “gave thousands of dollars to Obama, Clinton and Biden, is registered as a Democrat & her family spent Christmas with the Obamas at the White House.”
By Bill McCarthy• October 20, 2020
Donald Trump Jr. stated on November 07, 2019 in an interview on ABC's "The View":
"It’s only a federal crime for the" inspector general to out a whistleblower.
By Louis Jacobson• November 11, 2019
Donald Trump stated on October 09, 2016 in the second 2016 presidential debate:
Says Libya "Ambassador (Christopher) Stevens sent 600 requests for help" in Benghazi.
By C. Eugene Emery Jr.• October 14, 2016
Joe Biden stated on May 10, 2023 in a speech in New York:
"The Republican plan would cut federal law enforcement officers — 30,000 — including 11,000 FBI agents, 2,000 border agents, DEA agents, and so on."
By Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• May 18, 2023

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Column: Why a correspondents’ dinner at a White House ballroom could endanger press freedom

By Louis Jacobson• April 26, 2026

Fact-checking falsehoods after shooting in hotel hosting correspondents’ dinner Trump attended

By Amy Sherman• April 26, 2026

Hakeem Jeffries ‘maximum warfare’ comment was about redistricting, not a call to violence

By Amy Sherman• April 27, 2026

Michael Flynn's troubling penchant for conspiracy theories

By Lauren Carroll• February 14, 2017

Fact-checking Joe Biden about sharing classified materials, keeping them in lockable cabinets

By Grace Abels, Samantha Putterman• February 9, 2024

In Context: Tirade against Reince Priebus

By Tom Kertscher• July 28, 2017

Sunday shows turn to Sochi, CBO report on Obamacare

By Katie Sanders• February 7, 2014

Three times James Comey’s testimony contradicted Donald Trump

By Lauren Carroll• June 8, 2017

Fact-checking President Trump’s attorney after Comey's testimony

By Jon Greenberg, Miriam Valverde• June 9, 2017

The shifting explanations of Trump’s Russia disclosures

By John Kruzel• May 16, 2017

The White House exaggerated how sharply illegal immigration has dropped. Here’s what you should know

By Maria Ramirez Uribe• February 20, 2025

8 times the Mueller report shows Trump, White House spread false or misleading claims

By Miriam Valverde• April 19, 2019

Decoding the Clinton records ruckus

By Angie Drobnic Holan• November 9, 2007

Fact-checking Donald Trump’s NBC interview, claims about firing FBI Director James Comey

By Lauren Carroll• May 12, 2017

Trump tax cuts: Sorting truth versus spin on tips, overtime, Social Security policy before Tax Day

By Amy Sherman• April 14, 2026

March 16 shows to talk latest news on Ukraine, missing Malaysian plane

By Katie Sanders• March 14, 2014

Fact-checking Kamala Harris’ interview with the National Association of Black Journalists

By Louis Jacobson, Samantha Putterman, Maria Ramirez Uribe, Amy Sherman• September 17, 2024

Read James Comey's opening remarks for the June 8 Senate hearing

By Lauren Carroll• June 7, 2017

Supreme Court strikes down use of primary law Donald Trump used to impose tariffs

By Louis Jacobson• February 20, 2026

Are other countries ‘cheating’ the U.S. on trade?

By Louis Jacobson• April 9, 2025