Alex Wagner Joins MSNBC As Senior Political Analyst And Guest Anchor

Ted Johnson
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Alex Wagner is returning to MSNBC, where she will serve as senior political analyst and guest anchor.

Her first appearance under her new gig was on Deadline: White House on Monday.

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Wagner anchored Now with Alex Wagner as part of MSNBC’s daytime lineup from 2011 to 2015. She is currently a co-host on Showtime’s The Circus and a contributing writer at The Atlantic.

Wagner also was a special correspondent for CBS News and co-host of CBS This Morning: Saturday. She also was a reporter with the Huffington Post and served as White House correspondent for Politics Daily, a venture from AOL. She also had been executive director of the non profit Not On Our Watch.

Wagner also is the author of Futureface: A Family Mystery, An Epic Quest and the Secret to Belonging.

Last week, Matthew Dowd debuted as an MSNBC contributor. The network also hired Symone Sanders as a host on weekends and for The Choice from MSNBC streaming service. Sanders was senior adviser and chief spokesperson for Vice President Kamala Harris.

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