Biden Taps Ex-Obama Aides Rice and McDonough for Policy, VA Jobs
- Agriculture, housing secretaries, trade official also named
- President elect is rounding out Cabinet, top staff picks
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President-elect Joe Biden is turning to two officials in the inner circle of the Obama White House for top jobs in his administration, announcing Thursday that he had picked Denis McDonough as Veterans Affairs secretary and Susan Rice as top White House domestic policy adviser.
McDonough, who was President Barack Obama’s chief of staff, would become just the second non-veteran to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs, which has been beset by scandal across both Democratic and Republican administrations.