And the shakeup continues: Washington Times White House correspondent Jon Ward, who started at the paper in 2002, announced this afternoon he is leaving the newspaper. Ward, who started as a Metro reporter at the newspaper, has covered the White House since early 2007. He is joining the Daily Caller, a new conservative-leaning online news site founded by Tucker Carlson that's expected to go live later this year.

It's already been a busy day at the Washington Times. As we reported earlier, there was a major shakeup in top management last night, with three executives leaving the company. TPM has also learned that Executive Editor John Solomon, hired in January 2008, may also be leaving the newspaper.

Ward announced his move on Twitter: "Good news! I've taken a new job at the Daily Caller, a new website being launched by Tucker Carlson."