“The drama over whether Sean Spicer will be accepted as a member of the White House Correspondents’ Association is over. Spicer is the former Trump White House press secretary who now hosts an evening show on Newsmax, the right-wing cable news channel that has experienced a recent boom in ratings as Trump fans have migrated from Fox. News of Spicer’s application to join the WHCA was met with outrage in some quarters and was considered an unwanted headache at the WHCA. But it turns out the organization won’t have to wade into the thorny issue of whether to deny Spicer’s bid to join the group. Newsmax formally rescinded Spicer’s application before the WHCA ever made a decision. A rep for Newsmax told Playbook on Monday night that the network already had enough people covering the White House” – Politico Playbook.