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Washington Post's Chris Cillizza and his wife, Gia | John Shinkle/POLITICO CNN hires Chris Cillizza

The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza is joining CNN Politics as a reporter and editor at large, with a digital presence and an on-air role.

Cillizza is leaving behind the blog known as The Fix he built at the Post over more than a decade. The Fix has since expanded and now includes a team of bloggers and editors. Cillizza will also be ending his role as a contributor at MSNBC when he joins CNN.

"I’ve been looking for the opportunity to do it all under one roof,” Cillizza said. “Having a place to do the writing and the television piece and do it all under one umbrella — that's a pretty unique deal. It’s not easy to find.”

Cillizza move to CNN marks yet another big political journalism hire for the network, which has been aggressively expanding its digital team. Recent similar hires have included Hunter Schwartz and Kate Bennett, who came from Independent Journal Review, and the K-File team from BuzzFeed.

While Cillizza was effusive in his praise of The Washington Post and its work, he emphasized he’s not just going to create a different version of The Fix at a new home.

"I don’t think it has to be The Fix 2.0,” Cillizza said. "CNN has built a lot of good stuff already. They certainly don’t need me to dictate anything. I want to go in and figure out where do I fit in."

Washington Post executive editor Marty Baron said in a statement The Fix would continue on.

"We’re grateful to Chris for all his excellent work at The Post and for creating The Fix, an innovative approach to political coverage in the digital era," Baron said. "We’re sorry to lose him. The Fix is blessed with an exceptionally talented team of reporters, and it will remain a central component of The Post’s political coverage. We wish Chris the very best in his new role."

Cillizza starts at CNN April 3.