McCaskill joins NBC News, MSNBC

Former senator to offer insight, political analysis

Then-U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill at a town meeting in Fulton in 2017.
Then-U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill at a town meeting in Fulton in 2017.

Claire McCaskill, former U.S. senator representing Callaway County, has joined networks NBC and MSNBC as a political analyst.

McCaskill began her new duties Tuesday and will join MSNBC for its coverage of President Trump's State of the Union Address on Jan. 29.

Morning Joe hosts Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski made the announcement Tuesday while interviewing McCaskill.

"I'm looking forward to bringing my experience from the Senate, hard fought campaigns, and Midwest common sense to the coverage of breaking political events," McCaskill said. "And, as always, I won't hold back."

During her two terms in the Senate, McCaskill earned a reputation as a plain-spoken moderate with a penchant for communicating directly with her constituents through Twitter and town halls. McCaskill is the only woman ever elected to the Senate from Missouri.

A former prosecutor and State Auditor, McCaskill has focused on rooting out waste, fraud and abuse of power in government. When she left the Senate earlier this month, McCaskill was the top-ranking Democrat on the Homeland Security Committee, and a senior member of the Armed Services Committee.

McCaskill lives in St. Louis with her husband and has 11 grandchildren.