Biden Names Longtime Aide Ron Klain As White House Chief Of Staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden Names Longtime Aide Ron Klain As White House Chief Of Staff

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Biden Names Longtime Aide Ron Klain As White House Chief Of Staff Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Wilson/Getty Images Mark Wilson/Getty Images Updated at 1:30 p.m. ET Thursday President-elect Joe Biden has named his longtime aide Ron Klain to be White House chief of staff, the campaign announced Wednesday evening. "His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff as we confront this moment of crisis and bring our country together again," Biden added in the statement. Sponsor Message In a statement, Klain described his appointment as White House chief of staff as "the honor of a lifetime."

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White House Press Secretary calls Joe Biden ‘President Obama', gaffe goes viral. Watch
1 year, 10 months ago

White House Press Secretary calls Joe Biden ‘President Obama', gaffe goes viral. Watch

India TV News  

During a recent White House press briefing, the press secretary, Karine Jean-Pierre, mistakenly referred to President Joe Biden as "President Obama." Jean-Pierre's appointment as press secretary came in May 2022, and she has a long-standing relationship with President Biden, having served as an adviser during his tenure as Vice President under former President Barack Obama. Watch the viral video of …

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House
1 year, 10 months ago

Chief of staff exerts quiet power at center of White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — It’s been called the worst job in Washington. Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, said the White House chief of staff is a kind of a “chief operating officer of the country.” “He’s not the biggest problem solver. “But he’s got to run the government, and that’s a task which very few chiefs of staff have had real experience in …

Biden picks Zients as his next White House chief of staff
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden picks Zients as his next White House chief of staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff on Friday, tapping an experienced technocrat who headed his administration’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic as Biden prepares for a reelection bid while facing an onslaught of investigations from a newly empowered House Republican majority. Zients succeeds Ron Klain, a longtime fixture in Biden’s …

Biden confirms Ron Klain will step down as his Chief of Staff and be replaced by Jeff Zients
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden confirms Ron Klain will step down as his Chief of Staff and be replaced by Jeff Zients

Daily Mail  

President Joe Biden on Friday confirmed that his longstanding advisor and chief of staff Ron Klain was leaving the White House and being replaced by Jeff Zients, his former COVID czar. Biden hailed departing chief of staff Ron Klain as a 'once-in-a-generation talent,' and confirmed that Jeff Zients would be succeeding him 'I've known Ron Klain since he was a …

US President Joe Biden appoints Jeff Zients as White House chief of staff
1 year, 11 months ago

US President Joe Biden appoints Jeff Zients as White House chief of staff

India Today  

US President Joe Biden on Friday appointed his long-term aide Jeff Zients, a former Obama administration official who ran his massive Covid-19 response operation, as the new White House Chief of Staff. He knows how the government works, how politics works, how Congress and the White House works,” Biden said. He assembled the most diverse and the most talented White …

Jeffrey Zients is President Joe Biden's new chief of staff. Seems like a curious choice for the role!
1 year, 11 months ago

Jeffrey Zients is President Joe Biden's new chief of staff. Seems like a curious choice for the role!

Slate  

The first real changing of the guard is underway in the Biden administration. As the American Prospect reported, Zients’ investment fund, Portfolio Logic, featured multiple firms that paid out multimillion-dollar settlements in cases brought by the Department of Justice alleging the defrauding of Medicare. In 2015, Portfolio Logic “agreed to pay almost $7 million to resolve allegations of fraudulent Medicare …

Top Biden aide Ron Klain expected to soon leave White House
1 year, 11 months ago

Top Biden aide Ron Klain expected to soon leave White House

Associated Press  

— White House chief of staff Ron Klain, who has spent more than two years as President Joe Biden’s top aide, is preparing to leave his job in the coming weeks, according to a person familiar with Klain’s plans. Klain sent an email to White House staff on Friday, which was the second anniversary of Biden’s inauguration. Klain’s departure also …

Top Biden aide Ron Klain expected to leave White House soon
1 year, 11 months ago

Top Biden aide Ron Klain expected to leave White House soon

LA Times  

White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain is reportedly preparing to leave his post in the coming weeks. White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain, who has spent more than two years as President Biden’s top aide, is preparing to leave his job in the coming weeks, according to a person familiar with Klain’s plans. No member of Biden’s Cabinet …

Bidens bring an unexpected piece of furniture to White House
3 years, 11 months ago

Bidens bring an unexpected piece of furniture to White House

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — There’s a crib in President Joe Biden’s White House. The baby bed’s addition came to light during a People magazine interview in which the president said the Senate must put former President Donald Trump on trial since the House had impeached him over last month’s riot at the U.S. Capitol, which left five people dead. “Otherwise it makes …

Many Biden White House staff are working from home in another break from Trump
3 years, 11 months ago

Many Biden White House staff are working from home in another break from Trump

CNN  

Washington CNN — When President Joe Biden walked into the White House on Wednesday holding hands with his wife, it all seemed so normal – or at least as normal as a pandemic presidency can be. That doesn’t include Biden’s top staffers such as chief of staff Ron Klain and press secretary Jen Psaki, who were in the building on …

Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders
4 years, 1 month ago

Obama reunion? Biden fills Cabinet with former WH leaders

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is getting the old gang back together. Susan Rice, Obama’s former U.N. ambassador and national security adviser, was named the director of Biden’s White House Domestic Policy Council. Former Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a three-term former congressman who served as Obama’s first White House chief of staff, seems increasingly unlikely to win a Cabinet post. …

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts
4 years, 1 month ago

Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden is facing increasing pressure to expand the racial and ideological diversity in his choices for Cabinet and other top jobs. “I promise you, it’ll be the single most diverse Cabinet based on race, color, based on gender that’s ever existed in the United States of America,” the president-elect said instead during a news conference Friday. …

Joe Biden announces who will be in his White House team
4 years, 1 month ago

Joe Biden announces who will be in his White House team

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden has named …

Biden Filling Top White House Team With Campaign Veterans
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Filling Top White House Team With Campaign Veterans

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING ATLANTA — President-elect Joe Biden announced a raft of top White House staff positions on Tuesday, drawing from the senior ranks of his campaign and some of his closest confidants to fill out an increasingly diverse White House leadership team. Biden confirmed that former campaign manager Jen O’Malley Dillon will serve as a deputy chief of staff, …

Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions
4 years, 1 month ago

Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions

NPR  

Biden Taps Several Senior Campaign Aides For Key White House Positions Enlarge this image toggle caption Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images Updated at 2:02 p.m. ET President-elect Joe Biden is drawing on a number of senior operatives from his campaign to fill out key top positions in his White House. On Tuesday, Biden named Louisiana …

Biden considers Hillary Clinton for UN ambassador role
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden considers Hillary Clinton for UN ambassador role

The Independent  

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. On Ms Clinton, sources told the Post that …

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White House. Klain served as chief of staff for Biden during Barack Obama’s first term, was chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore in the …

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain …

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President-elect Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to reprise his role as his chief of staff, installing an aide with decades of experience in the top role in his White House. Klain served as chief of staff for Biden during Barack Obama’s first term, was chief of staff to Vice President Al Gore in the …

AP source: Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

AP source: Biden chooses Ron Klain as chief of staff

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Joe Biden has chosen his longtime adviser Ron Klain to …

Ron Klain, Obama's 'Ebola Czar,' To Be Biden's White House Chief Of Staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Ron Klain, Obama's 'Ebola Czar,' To Be Biden's White House Chief Of Staff

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Ronald Klain, who oversaw the Obama administration’s response to the Ebola outbreak, will be President-elect Joe Biden’s White House chief of staff, HuffPost confirmed with Biden’s campaign. “His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need in a White House chief of staff as we confront …

What Joe Biden’s choice for chief of staff says about his plans for the presidency
4 years, 2 months ago

What Joe Biden’s choice for chief of staff says about his plans for the presidency

CNN  

CNN — RESOLVED: The single most important personnel decision a newly elected president makes is who will serve as their chief of staff. Which brings me to Joe Biden, and his announcement Wednesday night that longtime political hand Ron Klain will be his first chief of staff. “His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the …

Biden names Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Biden names Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff

CNN  

CNN — President-elect Joe Biden has tapped Ron Klain to be his incoming chief of staff,the Biden transition office said in a news release Wednesday, elevating his longtime aide to one of the most powerful positions in the White House. “His deep, varied experience and capacity to work with people all across the political spectrum is precisely what I need …

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