Eugene Danielsconfirmed this morning that he will be departingPoliticoto take a full-time role asMSNBCs senior Washington correspondent.

Theannouncement was madeonMorning Joethis morning.

Another host of the morning edition ofThe Weekendis expected to be named.

Eugene Daniels MSNBC head shot

Eugene DanielsMSNBC

Daniels first joined MSNBC as a contributor in 2021.

He joined Politico in 2018, after serving as a political reporter for Newsy.

MSNBC, with its progressive bent, has been a frequent target of Donald Trump in social media posts.

Donald Trump and ABC News' Terry Moran

When he was a correspondent for Fox News, Ed Henry served as WHCA president from 2013 to 2014.