CNN announced a series of changes to its Washington, D.C. lineup on Monday, with Jake Tapper’s The Lead expanding to two hours and Tapper taking on the role as lead anchor for all major Washington events.Wolf Blitzer’s The Situation Room will now air for an hour at 6 PM ET.Jim Acosta will switch to a new role from chief White House correspondent to anchor and chief domestic correspondent for the network, with more details on his weekend anchoring duties to be announced.
Kaitlan Collins will be the new chief White House correspondent, with Phil Mattingly as senior White House corespondent.Other changes: Dana Bash has been named co-anchor of the Sunday morning program State of the Union with Tapper.Abby Phillip will become anchor of Inside
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