Arlette Saenz

Arlette Saenz, born circa April 22 1985,  is a CNN political correspondent based in Washington, D.C. Saenz joined CNN in 2018 from ABC News where she reported on the Trump and Obama administrations, Capitol Hill, and national politics. She started her journalism career as an intern with "Nightline" at ABC before returning to the network as a desk assistant. Saenz graduated from the University of Notre Dame with a major in American Studies and a minor in the Hesburgh Program in Public Service.