Kate Bennett is a White House Correspondent for CNN, where her beat includes the Trump family, the first lady, the East Wing of the White House, and the mashup of style, society, and buzz in the nation's capital. Bennett's debut book, FREE, MELANIA: The Unauthorized Biography, which will be published in December 2019, offers the first behind-the-scenes look at the life of the most enigmatic first lady in United States history. Bennett previously co-authored the politics-meets-pop culture newsletter COVER/LINE with CNN's Hunter Schwarz.

A former magazine and fashion editor, prior to CNN Kate worked for Politico, Independent Journal Review, and Washingtonian, among other outlets. She's been a lifestyle journalist for almost two decades, chronicling the intersection of people, pop culture, and politics.

Bennett is a graduate of St. John's College in Annapolis, Maryland.