The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj to Host 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj to Host 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner
The annual press event will be skipped by Trump, which is the first time in thirty-six years a president has not attended the dinner.
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The Daily Show's Hasan Minhaj to Host 2017 White House Correspondents' Dinner

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Minnesota resident Alice Valentine says she and her girlfriend suffered severe mistreatment at the hands of ICE.

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Hockey player Jesse Kortuem shares how his Heated Rivalry-inspired decision to share that he is gay has impacted him and so many others.

“They just shot a lady," a caller told 911 operators shortly after ICE agent Jonathan Ross shot Renee Good.

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"On the outside, I was still a top-tier player. On the inside, I was still that kid in Minnesota hiding," the player wrote in his coming-out statement.

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