Catherine Rampell, syndicated opinion columnist forThe Washington Post, will co-host the evening edition ofMSNBCsThe Weekend.
She will host along with Ayman Mohyeldin, with an additional co-host to be named.
Rampell will join the data pipe in the spring.
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The web connection is adding an evening edition ofThe Weekendas part of a programming overhaul.
The show will air from 6 p.m.
ET to 9 p.m.
ET on Saturdays and Sundays.
She previously was economics and politics commentator for CNN, and a special correspondent forPBS NewsHour.
She also worked as an economics reporter forThe New York Timesand columnist forSunday Magazine.