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CNN has announced it has named Kaitlan Collins its Chief White House Correspondent, returning to a role she held previously.
Collins will continue to host The Source at 9 PM ET, marking the first time a primetime host has held the dual role of primetime host and Chief White House Correspondent for CNN.
“Kaitlan Collins is the perfect person to lead coverage of the new Trump White House, even as she continues to anchor her key primetime show The Source,” said CNN Chairman and CEO Mark Thompson. “Kaitlan is a political journalist of real depth and tenacity who already boasts an amazing record of scoops and exclusive interviews. I’m excited to see what new heights she scales as she combines this key new posting with her duties as a major CNN anchor.”
She is no stranger to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Collins got her media start working for The Daily Caller, a digital outlet founded by Tucker Carlson. She worked as the White House correspondent for the outlet during the first year of Donald Trump’s first term. Later that same year, she joined CNN to serve in a similar role.
After being promoted to Chief White House Correspondent in 2021 to cover the Biden administration, she became the youngest person in network history to ascend to that role, at just 28 years old.
Kaitlan Collins held that role until 2022, when she was tabbed to host the short-lived, revamped CNN morning show alongside Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow. She later shifted to her spot in the primetime lineup in July 2023, where she has remained and will continue.
