The White House correspondents' dinner is a star-studded event after two year hiatus due to COVID-19 RELATED: https://bit.ly/3s3LefC In what was the first in-person iteration of the event in two years and the first since 2016 that welcomed the sitting U.S. president, the WHCD (known affectionately around the beltway as "nerd prom"), is an annual event that honors reporters covering the White House and raises money for journalism scholarships. Since the final WHCD of Barack Obama's presidency in 2016, the event hasn't lived up to its reputation as D.C.'s biggest celebrity night of the year – until now. » Subscribe to USA TODAY: http://bit.ly/1xa3XAh » Watch more on this and other topics from USA TODAY: https://bit.ly/3FcPcrG » USA TODAY delivers current local and national news, sports, entertainment, finance, technology, and more through award-winning journalism, photos, videos and VR. #whitehouse #joebiden #president