Mary Matalin Rejoins CNN

Mary Matalin has signed on as a CNN political contributor.

Matalin will appear on various CNN shows as well as twice monthly alongside her husband, Democratic strategist and fellow CNN political contributor James Carville. Those appearances will be on State of the Union with John King beginning this Sunday. Matalin and Carville appeared together often on Meet the Press during the Tim Russert era.

Matalin was formerly a co-host of CNN’s Crossfire and CNBC’s (later MSNBC’s) Equal Time.

Matalin held White House positions including assistant to President George W. Bush and counselor to Vice President Dick Cheney. She was also a strategist in the 1992, 2000 and 2004 Republican presidential campaigns.