page_title: Hans Nichols
hierarchical_section_title: Hans Nichols
caption_attribution_description: English: NBC Pentagon correspondent Hans Nichols gets a pre-flight safety brief by U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ruben Madrigal, 144th Operations Support Flight Aircrew Flight Equipment technician, at Starokostiantyniv Air Base, Ukraine, Oct. 10 as part of the Clear Sky 2018 exercise. Successful international operations are a testament to the cooperative efforts and enduring relationship between the U.S., its allies and partner nations. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Charles Vaughn)
context_page_description: Hans Nichols is an American journalist. He is a correspondent for NBC News and appears regularly live from the White House on MSNBC. Nichols has served as a subject matter expert about American politics on Washington Week, the Golf Channel, and KCRW, and Sierra Leone on National Public Radio.
  On May 27, 2020 it was announced that Nichols would be leaving NBC and MSNBC to become a political reporter at Axios. He is expected to cover the Joe Biden campaign and other national political issues. A timetable for the move was not specified.
context_section_description: Hans Nichols is an American journalist. He is a correspondent for NBC News and appears regularly live from the White House on MSNBC. Nichols has served as a subject matter expert about American politics on Washington Week, the Golf Channel, and KCRW, and Sierra Leone on National Public Radio.
  On May 27, 2020 it was announced that Nichols would be leaving NBC and MSNBC to become a political reporter at Axios. He is expected to cover the Joe Biden campaign and other national political issues.  A timetable for the move was not specified.
caption: Nichols in 2018 at Starokostiantyniv Air Base as NBC Pentagon correspondent
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