On Monday, MSNBC announced that Politico’s Jake Traylor and NBC News’ Nnamdi Egwuonwu are joining the network as political reporter and reporter, respectively.

At Politico, Traylor was a White House reporter, where he covered the early months of President Donald Trump ’s second term. He primarily focused on the Trump administration’s intersection of tech and power, including coverage of figures like Elon Musk , Tim Cook , and Vice President JD Vance .

MSNBC’s Jake Traylor

Meanwhile, Egwuonwu was a breaking news reporter for NBC News, where he covered the early months of Trump’s second term. Prior to that, he was an embed for the network during the 2024 election cycle, focusing on President Joe Biden , Vice President Kamala Harris , and Senator Tim Scott .

MSNBC’s Nnam

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