Breaking news: Ron Klain, President Biden’s chief of staff, plans to step down in the coming weeks after playing a central role in steering the administration through its first two years, according to two people familiar with his plans.
response; Anita Dunn, a senior adviser; and Steve Ricchetti, who was Biden’s chief of staff as vice president and now serves as a counselor to Biden.Klain, 61, became the White House chief of staff after serving in the same role for Biden at the start of his vice presidency and holding other senior positions in the Obama and Clinton administrations.
Klain is credited with directing much of Biden’s legislative and political success over the past two years. His departure comes after a particularly successful stretch for Biden, including a better-than-expectedresult for Democrats and a flurry of legislative victories, including a wide-ranging social spending bill, a massive investment in the domestic semiconductor industry and gun safety legislation.
But Klain’s resignation will also come as a special counsel begins investigating the handling of classified documents found at Biden’s home in Wilmington and his private office in Washington, potentially casting a shadow over the opening months of the second half of Biden’s term.
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