CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss is reportedly keen on poaching conservative commentator Scott Jennings from CNN.
The two met at the Tiffany Network’s New York headquarters last week, according to the news site Semafor.
The new CBS News boss’ reported overture to Jennings comes during a time of flux at the network. 4
The Post reported on Monday that John Dickerson , co-anchor of the “CBS Evening News,” is leaving the network at the end of the year.
Dickerson, who will continue to co-anchor the nightly newscast with Maurice DuBois until his departure, is set to exit as the entire news division at CBS braces for a round of painful job cuts.
Jennings, a former George W. Bush administration staffer as well as an ex-aide to Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), has gained cult status a

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