World News | Susan Rice, Biden’s top domestic policy adviser, departs

WASHINGTON, April 24 (AP) – President Joe Biden said Monday that his top domestic policy adviser, Susan Rice, will be leaving next month.

As director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, Rice wields broad influence over the administration’s approach to issues of health care, immigration and racial inequality.

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It was a surprising turnaround for Rice, a longtime Democratic foreign policy pundit who served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and U.N. ambassador, the only position person.

She worked closely with then-Vice President Joe Biden in those posts and was on his shortlist as his running mate during the 2020 campaign.

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“After two years of steady leadership on her Domestic Policy Council — it’s clear: No one is more capable, and more determined, to do what matters for the American people,” Biden said in a statement. A statement said, leaving.

Rice’s inauguration was the trigger for Republican attacks dating back to the Obama era. During her broad tenure at the helm of Biden’s domestic agenda, she has helped oversee a slew of executive and legislative actions, including health care, policing, gun safety, racial equality and a massive $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

“I’m so proud of what we’ve been able to achieve together for the American people,” Rice said in a tweet in which she thanked Biden.

Rice, whose last day in office will be May 26, is also a major player in the Biden administration’s efforts to manage surging immigration numbers at the U.S.-Mexico border by denying many people who cross the border illegally.

Instead, the U.S. has agreed to accept thousands of immigrants each month as long as they enter legally, have qualified sponsors and pass screening and background checks. The decisions were seen as a rightward turn by some immigration advocates, who criticized the administration for reneging on a promise to be more humane on immigration.

The next person appointed to the position will have a different focus. With a divided Congress, expectations for passage of major legislation have diminished, and new domestic policy advisers will be working to implement them. (Associated Press)

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