Today's News: Feb. 25, 2017

—Members of the Democratic National Committee have selected former Labor Secretary Tom Perez as their new chairman, beating out Representative Keith Ellison for the top position. More here

—In the latest development with his contentious relationship with the press, President Trump said will not attend this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. More here

—We’re tracking the news stories of the day below. All updates are in Eastern Standard Time (GMT -5).

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This article was originally published on The Atlantic.