Welcome, Simone Pathe! Very happy to have you on the CNN Politics team.

Thrilled to have you on the team Rachel Janfaza. Welcome!

A CNN reporter & his production team were arrested this morning in Minneapolis for doing their jobs, despite identifying themselves - a clear violation of their First Amendment rights. The authorities in Minnesota, incl. the Governor, must release the 3 CNN employees immediately.

This is not accurate - our CNN crew identified themselves, on live television, immediately as journalists. We thank Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for his swift action this morning to aid in the release of our crew.

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Big congratulations to Kyle Feldscher for his promotion to senior White House editor for CNN Politics. Grateful to Kyle for steering our breaking desk so well at night over the news-packed last few years.

Congratulations to Joe Ruiz on his promotion to senior weekend editor CNN Politics. Grateful to Joe for his dedication and collaboration across teams, and for always making us better.

Some personal news ... I’m taking on an expanded role as VP of News for CNN Digital and will oversee our Politics, National and Breaking News teams. Really grateful to work with so many fabulous journalists and colleagues on the important issues we’re facing as a nation.

Thank you Meredith Artley. Proud to do an interview with my wonderful colleague Cathy Straight.

Happy first day CNN, Angela Fritz. Excited to watch you launch our new climate team with John Keefe and Brandon Miller. Welcome!

So happy to have Ji Min Lee back at CNN Politics in a new role to support our explanatory work. Welcome home!

I am thrilled to announce that Allison Hoffman is the new Executive Editor of CNN Politics. Allison is an inspirational and innovative leader, and I’m so proud that she will steer this incredible team.

I am thrilled to announce that J. Freedom du Lac is joining CNN as Executive Editor of the National Digital team. Josh is passionate about audiences and innovation and cares deeply about developing talent.

Expecting big things from Amir Vera. He’s one of the best. #NABJ21

Thrilled to have Veronica Rocha as our executive editor of the Breaking/Live News team. Veronica’s excellence on breaking news of all varieties makes her the perfect person to lead this great team.

Some personal news … I’m excited to take on an expanded role as SVP of Global News for CNN Digital. I’m thrilled to get to partner with so many incredible journalists around the world