FILE - In this Aug. 4, 2009 file photo, President Barack Obama, marking his 48th birthday, takes a break from his official duties to bring birthday greetings to veteran White House reporter Helen ...

Sign up for the daily CJR newsletter. In June of last year, White House press corps vet Helen Thomas resigned from her columnist’s post with Hearst Newspapers ...

On Monday, Hearst Newspapers announced the retirement of Helen Thomas, the oldest member of the White House press corps. The announcement followed a storm of controversy over remarks Thomas made on ...

Helen Thomas expressed a cockeyed and impractical position about Israel—one held by much of the world—and lost her job because of it. This is a boring story as all stories about Helen Thomas tend to ...

Wayne State alumnae Helen Thomas, a journalist famed for grilling U.S. presidents, will be honored at a memorial service in Metro Detroit in August. A group of roughly 40 Arab-American protesters ...

WASHINGTON -- Covering 10 presidents over five decades, Helen Thomas aged into a legend. She was the only reporter with her name inscribed on a chair in the White House briefing room -- her own front ...

Rabbi David Nesenoff is now famous for two things: recording the anti-Israeli rant that ended White House columnist Helen Thomas‘ career, and starring in a strange viral video where he made some ...

Few people know 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue as well as Helen Thomas. As dean of the White House press corps, the 89-year-old reporter has witnessed the triumphs and tribulations of America’s Commanders ...

The sisters of Helen Thomas say her statements about Israel — which cost the White House correspondent-turned-Hearst columnist her job — have been widely misinterpreted. In a telephone interview ...

Last week news broke of White House press icon Helen Thomas made headlines by claiming “Jews should go back to Germany.” While she has since apologized for her statement, there is increasing sentiment ...