Chris Black is a congressional correspondent for CNN, covering the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Prior to this assignment, Black was a White House correspondent for CNN, reporting on presidential activities both nationally and internationally. Black joined the White House unit in November 1998, where she reported on the impeachment and trial of President Bill Clinton, U.S. intervention in Kosovo, budget issues and the nuclear test ban treaty.
Prior to joining CNN, Black was a congressional and Pentagon correspondent for The Boston Globe. During her 20 years at the newspaper, Black covered every presidential campaign from 1980-1992. She also covered the ethics investigation of former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.
She earned a bachelor of arts degree in English literature, graduating magna cum laude, from Northeastern University.