Joe Biden chooses long-time advisor and 2014 Ebola response coordinator Ron Klain as chief of staff
4 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden chooses long-time advisor and 2014 Ebola response coordinator Ron Klain as chief of staff

Firstpost  

Picking Klain, who had also played a central role in the economic recovery plan under Obama, underscores the importance the Biden administration will place on the COVID response 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 mid-1990s and was a key adviser on the Biden campaign, guiding Biden’s debate preparations and coronavirus response. Klain has experience in public health as the Ebola response coordinator and played a central role in drafting and implementing the Obama administration’s economic recovery plan in 2009. Choosing Klain is also likely to assuage some concerns among progressives who had been gearing up for a fight over one of the first and biggest staff picks Biden will make as he builds out his White House team.

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Who’s who in the Biden administration
3 years, 11 months ago

Who’s who in the Biden administration

Al Jazeera  

The administration of newly sworn-in President Joe Biden is taking shape – a team that will be tasked with putting into motion his agenda and vision for the nation. He previously served under the Bill Clinton administration in the State Department and was deputy secretary of state under President Barack Obama. Xavier Becerra: Secretary of Health and Human Services In …

Next for Biden: Getting the right health team as virus rages
4 years, 1 month ago

Next for Biden: Getting the right health team as virus rages

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Up soon for President-elect Joe Biden: naming his top health care officials as the coronavirus pandemic rages. Alongside his health secretary, Biden is expected to name a top-level White House adviser to coordinate the government’s extensive coronavirus response. Under consideration for FDA are former deputy commissioner Dr. Joshua Sharfstein, who has also served as Maryland’s health secretary, and …

President-Elect Biden Names Core Members Of His Economic Team
4 years, 1 month ago

President-Elect Biden Names Core Members Of His Economic Team

NPR  

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Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House
4 years, 2 months ago

Progressives look to make early mark on Biden White House

Associated Press  

— Leading progressives are pressuring President-elect Joe Biden to embrace their policy agenda even as more centrist Democrats argue such proposals prevented the party from retaking full control of Congress. In a letter earlier this week, top progressive groups asked Biden to “decline to nominate or hire corporate executives, lobbyists, and prominent corporate consultants to serve in high office.” They …

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

Biden considers Hillary Clinton for UN ambassador role

The Independent  

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The Latest: Aide says Biden will appoint ‘COVID coordinator’
4 years, 2 months ago

The Latest: Aide says Biden will appoint ‘COVID coordinator’

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Latest on President-elect Joe Biden : 10:45 p.m. Incoming White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain says President-elect Joe Biden will appoint a “COVID coordinator” who will lead the administration’s pandemic response. __ HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT PRESIDENT-ELECT JOE BIDEN’S TRANSITION TO THE WHITE HOUSE: President-elect Joe Biden says he’s not worried that President …

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 …

Donald Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as coronavirus pandemic worsens
4 years, 2 months ago

Donald Trump’s stunning abdication of leadership comes as coronavirus pandemic worsens

CNN  

CNN — President Donald Trump had predicted in almost every campaign rally that the media would stop talking about the coronavirus pandemic the day after the election. Before the election, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows had signaled the way ahead by claiming on CNN’s “State of the Union” that the pandemic could not be controlled. Vice President Mike …

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 …

Joe Biden elected as US president: From coronavirus to GOP and Donald Trump, several challenges await Democrat leader
4 years, 2 months ago

Joe Biden elected as US president: From coronavirus to GOP and Donald Trump, several challenges await Democrat leader

Firstpost  

Biden’s top priority in the 10 weeks before Inauguration Day on 20 January will be building a staff and assembling the pieces needed to tackle the coronavirus Wilmington: Joe Biden just won the presidency. South Carolina Rep. Jim Clyburn, the third-ranking House leader whose coveted endorsement helped resurrect Biden’s flagging presidential bid early in the primary season, has already said …

Joe Biden announces 12-member task force for coronavirus response
4 years, 2 months ago

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Live Mint  

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Joe Biden: The virus lays bare the shortcomings of the Trump administration
4 years, 10 months ago

Joe Biden: The virus lays bare the shortcomings of the Trump administration

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Former Vice President Joe Biden is a candidate for the Democratic nomination for President. When asked a legitimate public health question, he said, “Yeah, no, I don’t take responsibility at all.” It is the job of the President to take responsibility – and his response is unacceptable. It lays out immediate steps we must take to deliver a …

Democrats Assail Trump Administration's Bungled Coronavirus Response At Debate
4 years, 10 months ago

Democrats Assail Trump Administration's Bungled Coronavirus Response At Debate

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING Candidates for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination described how they would respond to the new coronavirus outbreak and called the Trump administration unprepared at Tuesday night’s debate, hours after federal health officials warned that a nationwide spread of the virus is inevitable. “I would do all of that.” Former President Barack Obama set up a White House …

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