Biden chooses longtime adviser Ron Klain as chief of staff

ASSOCIATED PRESS • November 12, 2020

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. Progressives see Klain as open to working with them on top priorities like climate change and health care.