First lady Melania Trump, Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio will not be attending the rescheduled White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner on July 24.President Donald Trump attends the White House Correspondents' Association Dinner, at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington, with with WHCA president Weijia Jiang, right and White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.) (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey)Why are they skipping the dinnerAs per USA Today, the White House said in a statement that Melania Trump, Vance and Rubio each have scheduling conflicts. Melania Trump had attended the FIFA World Cup final with President Trump on July 19, while Vance's wife, Usha, gave birth to their fourth child, Alec Neel Vance on the same day.It was not immediately clear which prior commitment kept the first lady away.As per People, the vice president's office said Vance won't take formal paternity leave but plans to work around his schedule in the coming months.Also Read: Trump warns China and Russia: 'Arm Iran and it will be very bad for you'Who will be attendingOther Cabinet officials will still be present at the dinner, including FBI Director Kash Patel, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick, as per reports.As per People, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told Fox News that the president and the White House are looking “forward to a great and fun evening celebrating 250 years of American greatness and a free press.”Trump is expected to give a speech at the dinner around 9pm ET, with Leavitt saying he looks forward to “finishing what he started,” and adding, “Everyone should tune in for a speech to remember.”Also Read: Who is Ben Crump? 5 things to know about attorney representing Corey Ruiz's family in fatal Madison shooting caseWhat happened at the first White House Correspondents' Dinner?The dinner is being held at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in Washington, DC nearly three months after the original April 25 event was cut short when a gunman got close to the ballroom at the Washington Hilton, where Trump and other senior officials and reporters had gathered.The suspect, Cole Tomas Allen, was overpowered a floor above the ballroom after allegedly shooting a Secret Service officer, who was wearing a ballistic vest at the time. Allen has been charged with attempting to assassinate Trump and has pleaded not guilty.