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☆ Biden secures landmark 100th judge, outpacing Trump
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Sahil Kapur | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON — The Democratic-led Senate confirmed President Joe Biden's 100th federal judge on Tuesday, marking a milestone for the president and Majority Leader Chuck Schumer. On Monday, the Senate confirmed Cindy Chung to the 3rd U.S. She will be Biden's 69th confirmed district court judge. He has also secured Senate approval for 30 circuit court judges and one Supreme Court justice: Ketanji Brown Jackson. Biden and Democrats are outpacing former President Donald Trump and the Republican-led Senate — at this juncture, Trump had secured 85 judges.

☆ Biden taps Fed's Brainard, Bernstein for top economic jobs as part of White House reshuffle
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +4 min

In recent weeks, Jeff Zients has replaced Ron Klain as White House chief of staff. Kate Bedingfield, White House communications director, said she plans to leave at the end of the month. The pair will have tremendous influence over economic policy at a tricky time for the United States. As NEC director, Brainard will be tasked with crafting the president's economic agenda and coordinating economic responses between various agencies. "He is an expert on worker empowerment and a worker-centric economic policy, which has long been the heart of my economic vision."

☆ Ex-White House chief of staff Ron Klain said he flew home to Indiana and back every Sunday for months to be with his ill mother
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-14 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ex-White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain worked six days a week at the White House, he told the New Yorker. Klain, 61, mentioned this logistical feat and example of devotion as an aside during an interview with Evan Osnos for the New Yorker, while explaining why he decided to leave the Biden White House after two years. Klain left the White House this month after spending the first two years of the administration leading Biden's team. Biden spoke of Klain's mother during a chief of staff transition ceremony at the White House, when Klain turned over the reins to Jeff Zients. Klain's mother, Sarann Klain Warner, a retired travel agent, was reportedly too ill to attend.

Walsh will then start his new private-sector job as executive director of the NHL labor union, the hockey news website reported. The NHL Players' Association did not respond to a request for comment. Deputy Labor Secretary Julie Su, a former California labor secretary, is expected to take over as acting secretary. As Labor secretary, Walsh had vowed to boost union membership, a key issue for Biden. The NHL players' union represents 750 athletes, according to the organization.

☆ U.S. Labor Secretary Walsh to depart Biden administration, source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-07 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Biden, set to delivers his State of the Union address to Congress later on Tuesday, relied on Walsh to negotiate labor talks that helped avert a railway shutdown in September. Walsh will step down in the days following Biden's address, the Daily Faceoff, a hockey news website, reported on Tuesday citing sources. Walsh then be installed as executive director of the NHL labor union, the website reported. The NHL Players' Association did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Council of Economic Advisers chair Cecilia Rouse and National Economic Council director Brian Deese are expected to depart in the coming weeks.

☆ Biden to deliver State of the Union address amid high inflation and divided Congress that threaten to derail economy
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

"Put simply, I would argue the Biden economic plan is working. The White House is already seeing challenges under House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and the new Republican majority. House Republicans have been in a fraught standoff with the White House over raising the debt ceiling, a topic the White House has said is not up for negotiation. The White House on Friday announced that National Economic Council Director Brian Deese, Biden's top economic aide, is departing. Jeff Zients, former White House Covid-19 response coordinator under Biden and an economic advisor to former President Barack Obama, will replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff.

☆ Count on a springtime re-election announcement for Biden if he follows Trump, Obama, Bush and Clinton's examples
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-04 | by ( Nicole Gaudiano | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

President Joe Biden reelection bid looks increasingly likely, and more a question of when. Clinton, Bush, Obama and Trump launched re-election bids between April and June during the year before the election. Here's a look at Biden's predecessors' announcements:Donald TrumpTrump never left campaign mode after his golden escalator ride in 2015. Photo by Brooks Kraft LLC/Corbis via Getty Images)Bush filed paperwork to run for reelection on May 16, 2003. "The American people will decide whether or not I deserve a second term," the president told reporters, according to the Associated Press.

The White House will likely appoint Federal Reserve Vice Chair Lael Brainard to run the National Economic Council and Jared Bernstein to lead the Council of Economic Advisers, sources familiar with the matter tell CNBC. The appointments are expected to be announced after incoming White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients assumes his role, as soon as next week. Bernstein is a member of the board he is expected to head, the White House Council of Economic Advisers. The White House is holding a ceremony on Wednesday to thank outgoing White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain and welcome Zients to the position. Current White House NEC Director Brian Deese is expected to depart imminently, sources said.

☆ Jeff Zients to Succeed Ron Klain as White House Chief of Staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Catherine Lucey | Andrew Restuccia | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Jeff Zients, speaking in 2021, was in charge of the White House’s Covid-19 response. WASHINGTON—President Biden announced Friday that Jeff Zients , the official who led the White House’s Covid-19 response, will be his next chief of staff. Mr. Zients will succeed Ron Klain , who is stepping down after more than two years on the job. Mr. Klain played a central role in the White House, coordinating strategy on key policy proposals such as the infrastructure law and climate package, and helping oversee the president’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Jan 26 (Reuters) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan is considering stepping down, according to four sources familiar with the matter. "No plans imminently, but I do know it's been on the radar screen for the past few weeks," the source said. The EPA said Regan had no plans to depart. He's committed to continuing to advance President Biden's historic climate and environmental agenda," said Maria Michalos, an EPA spokesperson and one of Regan's top aides. Regan, the first Black man to run EPA began designing the green bank in October.

☆ Former Covid chief Jeff Zients to replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff, Biden confirms
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( Emma Kinery | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Jeff Zients, former White House Covid-19 response coordinator under Biden and an economic advisor to former President Barack Obama, will replace Ron Klain as White House chief of staff, President Joe Biden confirmed in a statement Friday. Zients is a longtime ally of both Biden and Klain and has a reputation of getting things done. In recent weeks he has returned to the White House to help coordinate staff turnover after the midterms, where he has worked closely with Klain. The White House will hold an official transition event next week to welcome Zients and thank Klain, Biden said in his statement. Zients worked as CEO of health care consulting firm the Advisory Board Company, which is now part of UnitedHealth.

☆ Biden picks Jeff Zients as next chief of staff -statement
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-27 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

WASHINGTON, Jan. 27 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden on Friday picked his former COVID-19 policy coordinator, Jeff Zients, to be the next White House chief of staff, citing his expertise in health care and the economy. Zients will replace Biden's current chief of staff Ron Klain, the statement said. "I’ve seen Jeff Zients tackle some of the toughest issues in government," Biden said in a statement announcing the move. Klain, a longtime aide and adviser to Democratic presidents and vice presidents, has been chief of staff to Biden since he took office in January 2021. White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2021.

☆ Ron Klain Exits the White House Stage Left
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-26 | by ( Karl Rove | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Chief of staff Ron Klain is leaving the White House after President Joe Biden’s Feb. 7 State of the Union address. Much of the coverage frames his as a victorious exit, saying Mr. Klain departs with Mr. Biden having regained momentum after Democrats escaped a midterm shellacking. Other recent chiefs have served longer than Mr. Klain’s 25 months. Denis McDonough served four years for Barack Obama , and Andrew Card worked five years and three months for George W. Bush . Still, Mr. Klain has been a consequential chief in important respects.

☆ Biden's Cabinet is sticking around, bucking the turnover trend of his predecessors
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( Peter Nicholas | Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Carol-Lee-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +7 min

By early 2019, Trump had cycled through seven of 15 Cabinet secretaries and was on his third chief of staff. A White House official said Mayorkas would fight any such attempt and has no wish to step down. The durability of Biden’s Cabinet is something of a surprise. Going back decades, presidents have steadily concentrated power in the White House, at the Cabinet’s expense, historians say. Some Cabinet secretaries have felt marginalized as presidents stocked the West Wing with trusted advisers and usurped the prerogatives of Cabinet members who had thought they were brought in to run things.

☆ Explainer: Who is Jeff Zients, incoming White House chief of staff?
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

WASHINGTON, Jan 27 (Reuters) - President Joe Biden named businessman and former COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients to become his second White House chief of staff on Friday, replacing Ron Klain, who is departing the administration after two years on the job. WHO IS JEFF ZIENTS? In the Biden administration, Zients served as the first COVID-19 response coordinator, charged with rolling out a massive vaccine program nationwide in early 2021. He stepped down from that role in 2022 before being tapped to prepare for potential staff turnover at the White House after the midterm elections. The White House chief of staff is like the chief operating officer for the government, someone who runs daily operations, oversees implementation of the president's policies and serves as a liaison for cabinet members.

WASHINGTON—President Biden is planning to name Jeff Zients , an investor and former Obama administration official who led the White House’s Covid-19 response, to be his next chief of staff, according to people familiar with the decision. Ron Klain , Mr. Biden’s current chief of staff, is expected to step down in the coming weeks after more than two years on the job. The Washington Post earlier reported that Mr. Zients was expected to replace him. Mr. Zients didn’t immediately respond to requests for comment, and the White House declined to comment.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will name Jeff Zients to serve as his next chief of staff, replacing Ron Klain who is expected to leave in the coming weeks, an administration official and a person familiar with the matter told NBC News. Zients, who previously led the Biden administration’s Covid-19 response, left the administration briefly last April, but returned in the fall just before the midterm elections. News of Zients' selection was first reported by The Washington Post. Klain, who has served in the top role for more than two years, is expected to depart the Biden administration after the president's State of the Union address early next month, according to two sources familiar with the decision. Check back later for updates.

☆ Biden to name Jeff Zients as next chief of staff, source says
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Nandita Bose | Jason Lange | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -U.S. President Joe Biden will name former COVID policy coordinator Jeff Zients as his next chief of staff, a source familiar with the matter said on Sunday, refreshing a key role as Biden readies a likely re-election bid and faces a probe of his handling of classified documents. FILE PHOTO: White House COVID-19 Response Coordinator Jeff Zients delivers remarks during a press briefing at the White House in Washington, U.S., April 13, 2021. REUTERS/Tom Brenner/File PhotoRon Klain, Biden’s current chief of staff, plans to leave his post in the coming weeks, sources familiar with the matter have told Reuters. Zients also served as an economic adviser to President Barack Obama’s administration, in which Biden served as vice president. The chief of staff position, considered one of the most important at the White House, is the senior political appointee responsible for driving the president’s policy agenda and ensuring appropriate staff members are hired.

☆ Jeff Zients reportedly will be Biden’s next chief of staff
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( Ashley Capoot | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Jeff Zients, the White House's Covid-19 response czar, speaks during a press briefing at the White House where they spoke about a pause in issuing the Johnson & Johnson Janssen Covid-19 vaccine on April 13, 2021, in Washington, DC. Jeff Zients will serve as President Joe Biden's next chief of staff, according to media reports on Sunday. After the midterm elections in November and an action-packed two years in the White House, Klain has told colleagues that he is ready for something different, a Washington Post report said. Klain previously acted as Biden's chief of staff during former President Barack Obama's first term, and he's worked with Biden since he ran for president back in 1987. A White House representative did not immediately respond to CNBC requests for comment.

☆ Biden will tap former COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients as his next White House chief of staff, succeeding Ron Klain: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-22 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

President Biden has tapped Jeff Zients to be his next chief of staff, per The Washington Post. Zients would replace Ron Klain, a longtime aide who has been chief of staff since January 2021. A former White House counselor, Zients led the administration's coronavirus response efforts. Zients — a one-time White House counselor — oversaw the administration's COVID-19 response efforts, which included the massive push to vaccinate millions of Americans across the country. He then came onboard at the start of the Biden administration in January 2021, serving as both a counselor and the coronavirus response coordinator until April 2022.Insider reached out to the White House for comment.

☆ White House Chief of Staff Planning to Step Down
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( Andrew Restuccia | Ken Thomas | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

WASHINGTON—President Biden’s chief of staff, Ron Klain , is preparing to step down after more than two years as one of Mr. Biden’s top White House advisers, according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. Klain has been central to the president’s agenda during the administration’s first two years, frequently acting as a liaison between the White House and Democratic leadership on Capitol Hill, coordinating strategy on key policy proposals such as the infrastructure law and climate package, and helping oversee the president’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic.

[1/2] Ron Klain attends a meeting at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington October 22, 2014. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File PhotoREHOBOTH BEACH, De., Jan 21 (Reuters) - Ron Klain, President Joe Biden's White House chief of staff, plans to leave his post in the coming weeks, sources familiar with the matter said on Saturday, a major changing of the guard. Klain, 61, has a long history at the White House, having served as chief of staff to former Vice President Al Gore and to Biden when he was vice president under President Barack Obama. The chief of staff position is one of the most important at the White House, the senior political appointee responsible for driving the president's policy agenda and ensuring appropriate staff members are hired. Biden's predecessor, Republican Donald Trump, burned through four chiefs of staff in four years including his first, Reince Priebus, who lasted 192 days.

☆ Ron Klain expected to step down as Biden's White House Chief of Staff - NYT
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: 1 min

[1/2] White House Chief of Staff Ron Klain arrives to attend a Senate Democratic lunch meeting at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S., February 17, 2022. REUTERS/Elizabeth Frantz/File PhotoJan 21 (Reuters) - White House Chief Of Staff Ron Klain is expected to step down in coming weeks in the most significant changing of the guard since Biden took office two years ago, the New York Times reported on Saturday. Reporting by Maria Ponnezhath in Bengaluru Editing by Nick ZieminskiOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Biden White House chief of staff Ron Klain set to step down in coming weeks: report
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-21 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

White House chief of staff Ron Klain is expected to depart his role in the coming weeks, per The New York Times. Klain worked as President Barack Obama's White House Ebola response coordinator and also previously served as chief of staff to former vice president Al Gore. He also was chief of staff to then-Vice President Joe Biden during the first two years of the Obama administration. Anita Dunn — who rejoined the White House last year after having previously served in the White House as a senior advisor from January 2021 to August 2021 — has been a name long rumored to be a contender upon a Klain departure. Other individuals thought to be under consideration include former Delaware governor Jack Markell, White House counselor Steve Ricchetti, and White House domestic policy director Susan Rice.

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