NBC News has named Garrett Haake its new chief White House correspondent, leading a team of journalists in what is arguably the highest-profile correspondent job in TV news. NBC Washington bureau chief Chloe Arensberg announced Haake’s promotion to staff Thursday in a memo. “Garrett has been an essential voice in our White House coverage, bringing sharp reporting, deep sourcing and an authoritative presence to some of the most consequential stories of our time,” she wrote. “That commitment was on full display during the White House Correspondents’ dinner, when he ran at full speed in his tux from the Washington Hilton to the White House briefing room to ensure NBC could ask the President a question—a moment that reflects his relentless drive to get the story when it matters most.” Haake joined NBC’s White House team last year after serving as the network’s senior Capitol Hill correspondent, and has been with the network since 2017 (he served as a desk assistant at NBC in 2007, before stints in local TV).…