Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Kaitlan Collins

From career breakthroughs to professional milestones, explore how Kaitlan Collins made an impact.

Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist and news anchor currently at CNN. She hosts The Source at 9 p.m. Prior to this, she co-anchored CNN This Morning. She served as CNN's chief White House correspondent from January 2021 to November 2022. Earlier in her career, Collins was a White House correspondent for The Daily Caller. She resumed her role as CNN's chief White House correspondent during the second Trump presidency.

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June 2014: Hired by The Daily Caller

In June 2014, Kaitlan Collins was hired by The Daily Caller as an entertainment reporter.

2016: Covering the 2016 presidential election

In 2016, Kaitlan Collins covered the 2016 presidential election for The Daily Caller.

January 2017: Named White House Correspondent

In January 2017, The Daily Caller named Kaitlan Collins as its White House correspondent, and she began covering the Trump administration.

July 2017: Hired by CNN

In July 2017, CNN hired Kaitlan Collins to cover presidential news. She reported on multiple of Trump's international presidential trips as a member of the press corps.

2017: Appearances on CNN

In the Spring of 2017, While she was still working for The Daily Caller, Kaitlan Collins was invited to make several appearances on CNN and met network president Jeff Zucker.

2020: CNN White House correspondent coverage of the 2020 election

In 2020, Kaitlan Collins served as the CNN White House correspondent, providing written and televised live coverage of the 2020 election.

January 11, 2021: Promotion to Chief White House Correspondent for Biden Administration

On January 11, 2021, Kaitlan Collins was promoted to chief White House correspondent for the incoming Biden administration at CNN.

January 2021: Chief White House Correspondent for CNN

In January 2021, Kaitlan Collins became the chief White House correspondent for CNN.

September 15, 2022: Announcement of co-anchoring CNN morning show

On September 15, 2022, CNN announced that Kaitlan Collins would co-anchor a revamped CNN morning show with Don Lemon and Poppy Harlow, ending her tenure as chief White House correspondent.

November 2022: End of tenure as chief White House correspondent

In November 2022, Kaitlan Collins ended her role as chief White House correspondent for CNN.

May 10, 2023: Moderating Town Hall with Donald Trump

On May 10, 2023, Kaitlan Collins moderated a town-hall–style event with Donald Trump on CNN, where she was called a "nasty person" by Trump after pressing him on questions.

May 17, 2023: Named CNN's 9 p.m. ET Host

On May 17, 2023, Kaitlan Collins was named CNN's new 9 p.m. ET host, with her program scheduled to begin in June.

May 25, 2023: Departure from CNN This Morning

On May 25, 2023, Kaitlan Collins left CNN This Morning, with her place taken by a rotation of CNN anchors.

July 5, 2023: Announcement of "The Source with Kaitlan Collins"

On July 5, 2023, it was announced that Kaitlan Collins' new 9 p.m. program would be titled "The Source with Kaitlan Collins."

July 2023: Hosting The Source at 9 p.m. on CNN

In July 2023, Kaitlan Collins started hosting "The Source" at 9 p.m. on CNN.

November 26, 2024: Return as chief White House correspondent for CNN

On November 26, 2024, CNN announced that Kaitlan Collins would return as the network's chief White House correspondent for the second Trump presidency while keeping her primetime post.

2024: Election to serve as President of the White House Correspondents Association

Before landing the morning show job Collins was elected to serve as President of the White House Correspondents Association for the 2024-2025 term, a position she relinquished when moving to New York.