Fox News Promotes Aishah Hasnie to White House Correspondent

Fox News has promoted veteran correspondent Aishah Hasnie to the role of White House correspondent and anchor of a new Saturday afternoon program, bolstering the network's coverage of national politics.

The announcement, made Tuesday by Fox News Media president and executive editor Jay Wallace, positions Hasnie to begin her White House duties this week. Starting January 10, 2026, she will solo anchor a two-hour show airing from noon to 2 p.m. ET on Saturdays. The new program replaces Fox News Live in that slot, with the existing show shifting to Sundays.

Hasnie, 41, joined Fox News in January 2019 as an overnight anchor and news correspondent based in New York. She advanced to senior national correspondent and, in August 2021, became a congressional correspondent in Washington. Over the years, she has guest-hosted programs including Fox News Live and America's Newsroom, while contributing to election coverage in 2020 and 2024. Her reporting has included the recent government shutdown and the extended House vote to select Mike Johnson as speaker in 2023.

Before Fox News, Hasnie anchored the 4 p.m. newscast First at Four at WXIN-TV, the Fox affiliate in Indianapolis, where she also...