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|  | DRIVING THE DAY | | SCENES FROM THE WHCD — BRITTNEY GRINER holding court with GAYLE KING. (“I just got chills,” remarked one nearby partygoer.) … RNC Chair RONNA McDANIEL walking over to DNC Chair JAIME HARRISON, their first in-person meeting. … KELLYANNE CONWAY chatting with Maine Gov. JANET MILLS. … Senate Majority Leader CHUCK SCHUMER posing with JULIA FOX in full “Black Swan” makeup. … NRCC Chair RICHARD HUDSON (R-N.C.) becoming starry-eyed when meeting JUSTIN HARTLEY from his all-time favorite TV show, “This is Us.” … A climate activist obstructing RON KLAIN’s path into the Hilton. … Tennessee state Rep. JUSTIN PEARSON confronting a woman for pushing his fiancee. … Stars and reporters at the Fox News table looking uncomfortable during jokes about TUCKER CARLSON and the Dominion settlement. … DIANA ROSS performing at TheGrio after-party. … JONATHAN KARL chatting with ANTHONY FAUCI. … Secretary of State ANTONY BLINKEN talking to DASHA and YULIA NAVALNAYA. … JEFF NUSSBAUM chatting with New Hampshire Gov. CHRIS SUNUNU. … JOHN HUDSON talking to CIA Director BILL BURNS.
|  President Joe Biden called out the wrongful detention of Evan Gershkovich and recognized Austin Tice. | Carolyn Kaster/AP Photo | INSIDE THE BALLROOM: Most years, the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner is a light-hearted affair, as speakers crack jokes and poke fun at themselves and each other. This year, inside the ballroom, the dinner — while still amusing — had a weightier feel at times. President JOE BIDEN called out the wrongful detention of EVAN GERSHKOVICH, the WSJ reporter being held in Russia on phony charges of “espionage.” He also recognized AUSTIN TICE, a journalist who’s been held in Syria for over a decade. The families of both men sat in the audience as Biden called for their loved ones to be “released immediately.” We’re told that at one point, when Biden mentioned how long Tice had been gone, Gershkovich’s family had a visibly distraught reaction. WSJ reporters sought to assure them that Tice’s situation was much different than their son’s. In the audience, a glimmer of hope: Biden acknowledged Griner, the WNBA star who was detained by Russia for nearly 10 months before being freed in December. The president promised to try to bring both men home — then moved on to praise journalists who go where the story leads, no matter the cost and sacrifice. “Tonight our message is this: Journalism is not a crime,” Biden said. “I am working like hell to get them home.” Speakers at the gathering — which hosted more than 2,600 journalists, politicians and other power brokers — also referenced the difficult realities of American journalism back home: a slew of painful recent layoffs at outlets including NPR, BuzzFeed, WaPo, CBS, CNN, ABC, Gannett, Insider and Vice. “These are difficult times in our industry,“ said WHCA President TAMARA KEITH. “There is uncertainty and fear for what the future holds. But we are still here. So let’s stand proud.” THE FUN STUFF: Of course, the evening’s light-hearted and funny moments provided some needed comic relief. Keith, for instance, had the crowd roaring when she referenced “Broadcast News,” the 1987 movie that inspired her to become a journalist — and pointed out that she was wearing a replica of the dress HOLLY HUNTER’s character wore to the dinner in the movie. The Property Brothers, who were in the audience, recorded a funny video proposing a renovation of the very outdated and rundown press rooms in the White House. And then came the marquee comedic speeches by Biden and “Daily Show” correspondent ROY WOOD JR., who took jabs at Carlson, ousted CNN host DON LEMON, Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS and themselves. MOST MEMORABLE LINES: — Biden taking a crack at his age: “I believe in the First Amendment. Not just because my good friend JIMMY MADISON wrote it. … You say I’m ancient; I say I’m wise. You say I’m over the hill; Don Lemon would say that’s a man ‘in his prime.’ — Biden on Fox News’ recent costly defamation settlement: “It’s great the cable news networks are here tonight. MSNBC, owned by NBCUniversal. Fox News, owned by Dominion Voting Systems. … Last year, your favorite Fox reporters were able to attend because they were fully vaccinated and boosted. This year, with that $787 million settlement, they’re here because they can’t say no to a free meal.” — Biden on DeSantis: “I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready, but Mickey Mouse beat the hell out of me and got to them first.” — Biden on RUPERT MURDOCH’s age: “How can I dislike a guy who makes me look like HARRY STYLES?” — Wood, taking the podium right after Biden: “Real quick, Mr. President, I think you left some of your classified documents up here. ... I’ll put them in a safe place. He don’t know where to keep them.” — Wood on VP KAMALA HARRIS getting grilled in the media: “I think the most insulting scandal of the Biden administration was placed at the feet of our Madam Vice President. The scandal of: ‘What does Kamala do?’ … That’s a disrespectful question, because nobody ever asked that question of the vice president until a woman got the job. I don’t know what MIKE PENCE did. The only thing I know about Mike Pence is that he’s really good at playing hide-and-seek at the Capitol.” — Wood on Carlson’s recent firing: “Some people are celebrating. But to Tucker’s staff: I want you to know that I know what you’re feeling. I work at ‘The Daily Show,’ so I, too, have been blindsided by the sudden departure of the host of a fake-news program.” — Wood on the Dominion lawsuit: “Fox claimed Dominion conspired with the Democrats to rig the election. The Democrats should be flattered that they thought that y’all was smart enough to rig an election.” — Wood on Lemon’s firing: “Yes, Don Lemon was a diva and he said a couple of women are raggedy in the face. But that’s a promotion at Fox News.” — Wood on recent reporting about the Supreme Court: “We can all see CLARENCE THOMAS, but he belongs to billionaire HARLAN CROW. And that’s what an NFT is.” — Wood on Biden’s age: “When the retirement age went up two years to 64 [in France], they rioted because they didn’t want to work till 64. Meanwhile in America, we have an 80-year-old man begging us for four more years of work.” OUT AND ABOUT — In addition to the main event, yesterday saw tons of brunches, receptions and after-parties around the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner. We have the full readout below, but first: SPOTTED at POLITICO and CBS’ big pre-dinner reception at the Hilton, where guests downed champagne flutes and recovery shots of energy drinks: Brittney Griner, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas, Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.), Maine Gov. Janet Mills, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore, Gayle King, John Kirby, Kellyanne Conway, House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), NRCC Chair Richard Hudson (R-N.C.), Sens. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Reps. Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.), Veronica Escobar (D-Texas), Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, Karine Jean-Pierre, NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Mitch Landrieu, Asa Hutchinson, Jen O’Malley Dillon, Mathias Döpfner, Matt Kaminski, Goli Sheikholeslami, Gabe Amo, Kate Berner, British Ambassador Karen Pierce, French Ambassador Laurent Bili, Canadian Ambassador Kirsten Hillman, EU Ambassador Stavros Lambrinidis, Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova, Margaret Brennan, Rashida Jones, Chris Licht, Shari Redstone, FCC Chair Jessica Rosenworcel, OMB Director Shalanda Young, Sophia Bush, Rosario Dawson, Andrea Mitchell, Amna Nawaz, Norah O’Donnell, Billy Eichner, Justin Theroux, Justin Hartley, Julia Fox, Rebecca Romijn, Kaitlan Collins, Major Garrett, Steve Case, Rob Flaherty, Oliver Darcy, Julián Castro, Gary Cohn, Dara Khosrowshahi, Bob Costa, Kaitlan Collins, Ruby Cramer, Shawn McCreesh, Olivia Nuzzi, Ben Haigh, Dan McDermott, Gina Mingacci, Rachel Levitan, Roy Wood Jr., Matt Friend, Arden Farhi, Ashley Etienne, Josh Dawsey, Sam Feist, Hogan Gidley, Andrew Bates and Megan Apper, Poppy Harlow, Mehdi Hasan, David Bernad, Heather Podesta, Phil Rucker, Emilie Simons, Gene Sperling, Neera Tanden, Louisa Terrell, Katy Tur and Ali Vitali. Good Sunday morning. Thanks for reading Playbook. Drop us a line: Rachael Bade, Eugene Daniels, Ryan Lizza.
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|  Climate activists march yesterday toward the White House Correspondents' Dinner at the Washington Hilton, where they tried to blockade the entrance to demand action on fossil fuels. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images | | | PLAYBOOK READS | | 9 THINGS FOR YOUR RADAR 1. KIRSTEN GILLIBRAND BREATHING EASIER: “AOC is ‘not planning’ to run for Senate in 2024,” by Holly Otterbein and Brittany Gibson: Despite some perceived weaknesses, Gillibrand “appears to be clearing the field [for renomination]. Rep. ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ (D-N.Y.), one of Gillibrand’s strongest possible challengers, is all but closing the door on a possible run. ‘She is not planning to run for Senate in 2024. She is not planning to primary Gillibrand,’ LAUREN HITT, Ocasio-Cortez’s spokesperson, told POLITICO.” 2. SCOTUS IN THE SPOTLIGHT: “How Scalia Law School Became a Key Friend of the Court,” by NYT’s Steve Eder and Jo Becker: “Since the rebranding, the law school has developed an unusually expansive relationship with the justices of the high court … [Thousands of internal emails] show how Scalia Law has offered the justices a safe space in a polarized Washington — an academic cocoon filled with friends and former clerks, where their legal views are celebrated, they are given top pay and treated to teaching trips abroad, and their personal needs are anticipated, from lunch orders to, in Justice [NEIL] GORSUCH’s case, house hunting.” 3. THE ENTHUSIASM QUESTION RETURNS: “As Biden Runs Again, Black Voters’ Frustration Bubbles,” by NYT’s Maya King and Reid Epstein: “[S]ome of Black voters’ biggest policy priorities — stronger federal protections against restrictive voting laws, student loan debt relief and criminal justice and police accountability measures — have failed or stalled, some because of Republican opposition and some because Democrats have declined to bypass the Senate’s filibuster rules. Those disappointments … leave open the question of just how enthusiastic Democrats’ most important group of voters will be in 2024.” 4. WHO’S AT DEFAULT: “With debt bill adopted, far-right House Republicans ready for fiscal war,” by WaPo’s Tony Romm and Marianna Sotomayor: “For the roughly three dozen lawmakers in the House Freedom Caucus, the fight over the nation’s fiscal health has doubled as an affirmation of their rapid political ascent. … [Rep. RALPH] NORMAN said he wouldn’t support any bipartisan Senate bill that was weaker than what the House adopted. And he said the caucus would keep pressing for even deeper cuts as part of the annual appropriations process. Asked if conservatives could use the threat of a shutdown for more leverage, Norman twice replied: ‘Absolutely.’” On the flip side: “Democrats Look to McConnell, the Man They Called ‘Grim Reaper,’ for Debt Help,” by Bloomberg’s Erik Wasson and Laura Litvan … “Kevin McCarthy Shores Up GOP Lines as Debt-Ceiling Battle Looms,” by WSJ’s Natalie Andrews: “Behind the scenes, lawmakers and people who have met with Mr. McCarthy say he is adamant that the U.S. won’t default.”
| | | | A message from National Association of Realtors®:   | | | 5. DEMOCRACY WATCH: “GOP election officials walking fine line on fraud, integrity,” by AP’s Julie Carr Smyth in Columbus, Ohio: “The Republican secretaries of state in Ohio, West Virginia and Missouri have promoted their states’ elections as fair and secure. Yet each also is navigating a fine line on how to address election fraud conspiracies as they gear up campaigns for U.S. Senate or governor in 2024. The split-screen messaging of Ohio’s FRANK LaROSE, West Virginia’s MAC WARNER and Missouri’s JAY ASHCROFT shows just how deeply election lies have burrowed into the Republican Party.” 6. LATEST IN SUDAN: “The U.S. evacuates some 300 Americans from Sudan’s capital,” by NPR’s Emma Bowman and Tom Bowman: “A convoy of hundreds of Americans has arrived in a port city in eastern Sudan, the State Department said, in the first U.S.-led evacuation effort of private U.S. citizens since deadly fighting erupted in the country two weeks ago.” 7. ANOTHER LEAK REVELATION: “Key nations sit out U.S. standoff with Russia, China, leaks show,” by WaPo’s Missy Ryan: “The documents … provide a rare glimpse into the private calculations by key emerging powers, including India, Brazil, Pakistan and Egypt, as they attempt to straddle allegiances in an era when America is no longer the world’s unchallenged superpower.” Related read: “Most countries prefer U.S. global leadership to China’s,” by Axios’ Dave Lawler: “Global approval of U.S. leadership slumped in year two of President Biden’s tenure, according to a Gallup poll of 137 countries and territories. … While Biden’s international honeymoon may be over, the U.S. still polls far ahead of China and Russia.” 8. ALL EYES ON IOWA: “Trump ups competition with DeSantis in planning trip to Iowa,” by AP’s Thomas Beaumont in Des Moines: “A Trump campaign official said Saturday that the former president plans to be in Iowa on May 13 to headline an organizing rally at a sprawling park in downtown Des Moines. That’s when DeSantis was already slated to headline Iowa Rep. RANDY FEENSTRA’s annual summer fundraiser in northwest Iowa and speak at a party fundraiser later that evening in Cedar Rapids. … Trump’s trip is also notable for its emphasis on the type of ground-level organizing that is vital in Iowa politics and was often missing during his 2016 campaign.” 9. SERIOUS WHCD COUNTERPROGRAMMING: “Armenia and Azerbaijan to hold peace settlement talks in Washington on Sunday,” Reuters/Moscow: “Armenia and Azerbaijan will hold a new round of talks in Washington on Sunday to try to normalise relations, Yerevan said on Saturday, after weeks of rising tensions over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region.”
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OUT AND ABOUT: WHCD EDITION — Solidarity Strategies hosted its first annual Brown and Bougie Brunch, celebrating Hispanic journalists with carne asada quesadillas, fish tacos, margaritas and mimosas. MSNBC’s Alicia Menendez and CBS’ Fin Gómez received the first annual excellence in diversity and inclusion awards. SPOTTED: Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, SBA Administrator Isabel Guzman, Reps. Delia Ramírez (D-Ill.) and Joaquin Castro (D-Texas), Jim Acosta, Laura Barrón-López, Adrian Carrasquillo, Sabrina Rodríguez, Brianna Tucker, Vanessa Valdez and Chuck Rocha. — At the 30th-anniversary Garden Brunch at the Beall-Washington House, Ukrainian Ambassador Oksana Markarova presented the Champion of Democracy Award to Liev Schreiber for his organization BlueCheck Ukraine. Maryland Gov. Wes Moore announced a $500,000 donation from Craig Newmark to Blue Star Families to support military families — and then Newmark took the stage and announced he’d double it. The brunch was co-hosted by Tammy Haddad, Gayle King, Kevin Sheekey, Mark and Sally Ein, Stephanie Ruhle, Jon Banner, Craig Minassian, Franco Nuschese, Teresa Carlson, Kelley McCormick, David Adler and Dan Meyers. Also SPOTTED: California Gov. Gavin Newsom, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, British Ambassador Karen Pierce, Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Asa Hutchinson, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser, Tinx, Kellyanne Conway, Sens. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) and Chris Coons (D-Del.), Rep. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.), Dara Khosrowshahi, Adam Selipsky, Norah O’Donnell, Kaitlan Collins, Abby Phillip, Wolf Blitzer, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Zooey Deschanel, John Leguizamo, Jason Isaacs, Sophia Bush, Chasten Buttigieg, Naomi Biden, Steve Ricchetti, Ben LaBolt, Mike Donilon, Evan Ryan, USTR Katherine Tai, Weijia Jiang, Kara Swisher, Cesar Conde, Gary Cohn, Daniel Lippman, Francesca Chambers, Ruth Porat, Jonathan Capehart, Hilary Rosen, Justin Theroux, Rosario Dawson and Lisa Vanderpump. — The inaugural Our Voice brunch was hosted by the Asian American Foundation with the Asian American Journalists Association, Asian Pacific American Institute for Congressional Studies, CAA Amplify, and Enfranchisement Productions to celebrate AAPI journalists and others. At Alfred Johnson and Emily Watts’ home, guests had food and drinks from Patrice Cleary, Danny Lee, Gwenie’s, Sprinkles cupcakes and Sanzo. SPOTTED: Richard Lui, Juju Chang, Prisca Bae, Naomi Tacuyan Underwood, Nicole Dungca, Madalene Mielke, Weijia Jiang, Brad Jenkins, Jose Antonio Vargas, Cesar Conde, Emma Carrasco, Amanda Nguyen, USTR Katherine Tai, Lily Grace Corvo, Helena Andrews Dyer, Seung Min Kim, Katie Phang, Sabrina Siddiqui, Will Lee, Sudeep Reddy, Niala Boodhoo, Nancy Chen, Sharon Chan, Chris Nguyen, Scott Wong, Chris Casquejo, Sophia Cai, Eun Yang, Gene Park, Hope King, Sophia Kianni, Phil Kim, Krystal Ka’ai, Jamie Citron, Opal Vadhan, Aditi Hardikar, Linda Shim and Wokie Daboh. — SPOTTED at Bloomberg’s pre-dinner reception: CIA Director Bill Burns, Steve Ricchetti, USTR Katherine Tai, National Economic Council Director Lael Brainard, EPA Administrator Michael Regan, Lisa Carty, Mike Pyle, Australian Ambassador Kevin Rudd, Irish Ambassador Geraldine Byrne Nason, Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.), Amos Hochstein, Sheila Johnson, Jonathan Kanter and Ron Klain. — SPOTTED at ABC’s pre-dinner reception: Ke Huy Quan, Liev Schreiber, Bel Powley, Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos, Anthony Fauci, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), NYC Mayor Eric Adams, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Ana Navarro, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Stephanie Ramos, Jonathan Karl, Martha Raddatz, Mary Bruce, Rachel Scott, Karen Travers, Juju Chang, John Quiñones, Pierre Thomas, Kyra Phillips, Alex Presha, Elizabeth Schulze, Em Nguyen, Faith Abubéy, Jay O’Brien, Rick Klein, Averi Harper and Donna Brazile. — At the Comcast-NBCUniversal News Group after-party at the Organization of American States, Ford literally powered DJ Jaime Mizell’s booth with its electric F-150 Lightning truck. Guests had custom cocktails, spirits from Johnnie Walker and photos with three supersized NBC peacocks. SPOTTED: second gentleman Doug Emhoff, James Austin Johnson, John Leguizamo, Rosario Dawson, Lisa Vanderpump, Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), House Minority Whip Katherine Clark (D-Mass.), Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas), Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), Robert Garcia (D-Calif.), Kelly Armstrong (R-N.D.) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.), Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Cesar Conde, Rebecca Blumenstein, Rashida Jones, Tamara Keith, Lester Holt, KC Sullivan, Jen Friedman, Emma Carrasco, Carrie Budoff Brown, Janelle Rodriguez, David Bossie, Chris Licht, Andrea Mitchell, Jen Psaki, Symone Sanders-Townsend, Phil Mattingly, Jim Cramer, Kristen Welker, Peter Alexander, Kelly O’Donnell, Mike Memoli, Monica Alba, Carol Lee, Courtney Kube, Yamiche Alcindor, Mark Truby, Chris Smith, Ken Dilanian, Kim Harris, Jen Khoury, Phil Tahtakran, Beau Ferrari, Jon Karl and Catherine Kim. — SPOTTED at the Time after-party at Swiss Ambassador Jacques Pitteloud’s residence: Reps. Debbie Dingell (D-Mich.) and Maxwell Frost (D-Fla.), USTR Ambassador Katherine Tai, Jim Acosta, Sam Feist, Brian Bennett, Molly Ball, Jim Cramer, Nichole Francis Reynolds, Mark Schuermann, Steve Clemons, Yebbie Watkins, Puru Trivedi, Tennessee state Rep. Justin Jones, Jessica Battaglia, Julia Fox, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez, Ryan Teague Beckwith, Christina Sevilla, Michael Falcone, Robert Mohn, Larry Duncan, Lulu Garcia-Navarro, Matt Kaminski, Caitlin Oprysko, Olivia Beavers, Anita Kumar, Alex Gangitano, Neil Grace, Molly Jong-Fast, Chris Reen, Mark Walters, Kip Eideberg, John Bozella, Matt Lauer, Betsy Fischer Martin and Jonathan Martin, Nathan Daschle, Susan Farkas, Mariam Khan, Jeff Ballou, Ralph Buchi, Jan Bayer, Ben Smith, Andrew Oros, Kate Goodall, Anna Palmer, Jennifer Griffin, Ed Lawrence, Steve Chenevey, Tom Keene, Jenny Leonard, Mike Allen, Jim VandeHei, Roy Schwartz, Eleanor Hawkins, Cuneyt Dil, Sara Fischer, Anna Bross, Caitlin Dickerson and Vann Newkirk. — SPOTTED at the CBS after-party at French Ambassador Laurent Bili’s residence: Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Evan Ryan, Susan Rice, John McCarthy, Reps. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and Sara Jacobs (D-Calif.), Ashley Biden, Rufus Gifford, Sophia Bush, Marc Adelman, Tammy Haddad, Kyle Dropp, Bob Costa, Scott Stossel, Jo Flattery, Reema Dodin, Katherine Bauer, Dan Koh, Caitlyn Stephenson, Olivia Nuzzi, Josh Dawsey, John Harris, Jake Sherman, and Anna Palmer and Patrick Mellody. HAPPY BIRTHDAY: U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres … Reps. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), Robin Kelly (D-Ill.) and William Timmons (R-S.C.) … Tina Flournoy … POLITICO’s Luiza Savage … Time’s Brian Bennett … Brooke Sours … NRSC’s Matt Wall … Lindsay Walters … Barry Blitt … Tori Taylor … John Mulligan of Monument Advocacy … GMMB’s Jim Margolis … Taylor (Weeks) Armentrout … James Johnson of JL Partners … Chris Mindnich … DCCC’s Courtney Rice … Jose Aristimuño … Matt Loffman of PBS NewsHour … Robert Shalett … Zach Mendelovici of Rep. Ken Buck’s (R-Colo.) office … Joel Payne … Airbnb’s Eric Feldman … CBS’ Caitlin Yilek ... Ali Solis ... 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