Discovery upfront, CNN officially announced Kaitlan Collins as the network’s new 9 p.m. anchor. Collins will transition off CNN This Morning, which will be led by Poppy Harlow alongside a rotation of CNN guest anchors. She also moderated the highly-publicized and scrutinized live CNN town hall with former President Trump a week ago today. She joined CNN in 2017 as a White House reporter covering then-President Trump, and was promoted to CNN chief White House correspondent in January 2021. Before joining CNN, Collins was White House correspondent for The Daily Caller, a conservative digital news outlet founded by Tucker Carlson.

Source: CNN May 17, 2023 17:56 UTC