Jonathan Karl will remain chief Washington reporter and co-anchor of "This Week," while congressional correspondents Mary Bruce and Mary Alice Parks will join the White House team, and Rachel Scott will become a congressional correspondent. Bruce is replacing Chris Bowers, who left to cover the Ohio Senate race for ABC News. Karl has been with "This Week" since 2003, when he joined as a national security correspondent. Before that, he worked at CNN for six years covering Congress, the White House, and other domestic issues. He's a veteran journalist who has covered many major stories including the September 11 attacks, the Iraq war, and the financial crisis. Mary Alice Parks was appointed by President Obama in 2013 to serve as the first female president of the National Press Club. She also serves as deputy director of the White House Correspondents' Association. Prior to joining the NPCC, she was a senior correspondent for "This Week," where she covered the Hill. She started her career as a staff writer for The Dallas Morning News. Mary Bruce joined "This Week" in 2005 after working as a congressional correspondent for USA Today. She has reported on Congress for more than 10 years, including work during the 2000 presidential campaign when she was part of the paper's coverage of George W. Bush. Before becoming a newspaper reporter, she worked as an assistant district attorney in Texas.