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Chief of Staff Jeffrey Zients, pictured with President Biden in February 2023, spoke to NPR's Morning Edition ahead of the president's 2024 State of the Union address.

Politics & Government

What to expect in Biden's State of the Union speech, according to his chief of staff

6:00am March 07, 2024

by Rachel Treisman

White House Chief of Staff Jeff Zients told NPR that Biden's speech will cover his administration's accomplishments and agenda. It's the president's last such address before the election.

White House chief of staff Jeff Zients, seen here in a Feb. 1, 2023 file photo, says President Biden wants to keep talks about government spending separate from a bill needed to raise the debt limit.

Politics & Government
Economy

First raise the debt limit. Then we can talk about spending, the White House insists

4:28pm April 20, 2023

by Asma Khalid

White House chief of staff Jeff Zients says debt limit talks and spending negotiations must be kept separate — despite House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's insistence they be tied together.

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Dr. Ashish Jha, dean of Brown University's School of Public Health, seen here in a December 2020 file photo. Jha is the new White House COVID-19 response coordinator.

Politics & Government
Health & Safety

Here's who will lead the White House COVID response for the next pandemic phase

2:59pm March 17, 2022

President Biden recently announced a new COVID plan to try to get things back to normal. Dr. Ashish Jha — a familiar face in the public health community — helped develop that plan.