Biden’s former chief of staff, who called her during the transition to deliver the news. Biden’s top domestic policy official, said Ron Klain, Mr. Rice was surprised when she got the nod to be Mr.

The controversy made it unlikely that she could assume a role requiring congressional confirmation. She was on the short list to be his running mate in 2020 and has the kind of résumé that could have put her in contention for secretary of state.īut she had been a target of Republican attacks over her role in responding to the 2012 terrorist attack on the American mission in Benghazi, Libya, which left four Americans dead. Rice to lead the Domestic Policy Council, smaller and lesser known than the National Security Council. “It’s going to be about two and a half and I figured if it’s going to be two and a half, let it be time for me to enjoy my summer and be with my family and travel a bit,” she said. Rice said she had always planned to serve for two years. Rice said she “was never shown nor did I have any reason to be shown Department of Labor press releases.” “I never saw the memo.”Īsked if numerous Labor Department news releases warning of incidents of child labor did not show a systematic problem, Ms.

Rice said in an interview after her departure was announced. “We were never informed of any kind of systematic problem with child labor or migrant child labor,” Ms. Rice’s team was repeatedly shown evidence of a growing migrant child labor crisis, including a 2021 memo in which staff members warned of increasing indications of human trafficking, according to people familiar with the matter. The New York Times reported last week that Ms.

But she also drew criticism for the administration’s approach to immigration and other divisive issues. Rice’s tenure has been marked by legislative achievements like capping the price of insulin, expanding health care and passing bipartisan gun reform. ambassador, is leaving as the White House faces pressure over illegal crossings at the southern border and as the Biden administration prepares to lift a Trump-era public health order that allowed border agents to expel migrants. Rice, who previously served as President Barack Obama’s national security adviser and U.N. WASHINGTON - Susan Rice, President Biden’s domestic policy adviser, will step down next month after overseeing some of the administration’s most polarizing issues, including immigration, gun control and student loan relief, the White House announced on Monday.

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