White House Press Office Chief of Staff Leaving for New Role at Energy Department

Amanda Finney, chief of staff for the White House press office, is departing the West Wing for a senior communications post at the Energy Department, amid a broad reshuffling of communications staff following the departure of former press secretary Jen Psaki.

Finney -- who joined the press operation during the presidential transition -- held an outsized role in the West Wing. Traditionally, assistants to the press secretary serve as a gatekeeper to the president’s lead spokesperson, while managing a small staff of press assistants known as “wranglers,” who usher members of the media to and from presidential events.