Scherer Named WH Correspondent By TIME

TIME has named Michael Scherer its new White House correspondent, a role in which he will cover the President, the Vice President and much of the day-to-day news out of the Obama Administration.

Scherer, who joined TIME as a Washington correspondent in December 2007, traveled extensively with Sen. John McCain during the 2008 campaign and later covered Obama during his transition to office. He also is a regular contributor to TIME.com’s political blog, Swampland, along with veteran TIME journalists Joe Klein and Karen Tumulty.

Prior to joining TIME, Scherer was the Washington correspondent for Salon.com.