# White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA)

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 2 sources.

A private, nonprofit professional association of journalists accredited to cover the White House. For more than a century the WHCA managed rotation of the press pool among its member outlets; in February 2025 the White House took over that role itself.

## Sources

1. Statement on White House Position on CNN, MSNOW and Politico. https://whca.press/2026/09/18/statement-on-white-house-position-on-cnn-msnow-and-politico/ (White House Correspondents' Association, 2026-09-18).
2. WHCA Statement on White House Announcement on Press Pool. https://whca.press/2025/02/25/whca-statement-on-white-house-announcement-on-press-pool/ Archived copy: https://web.archive.org/web/20260920181424/https://whca.press/2025/02/25/whca-statement-on-white-house-announcement-on-press-pool/ (White House Correspondents' Association, 2025-02-25).

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