Philip Rucker led teams that won three Pulitzer Prize reports during his two-decade career at the Washington Post. This article, CNN poaches Pulitzer-winner Philip Rucker from Washington Post, was first published at The Desk.

Philip Rucker, who rose through the ranks of The Washington Post to become the outlet’s national editor, is jumping to CNN to take on a senior role directing its coverage of politics in the nation’s capital.

Philip Rucker has joined CNN as senior vice president of editorial strategy and news, departing The Washington Post after 20 years. Rucker has most recently been national editor at the Post, the latest top journalist to leave the publication.