Elizabeth Hirsh Naftali, the California real estate investor who purchased Hunter Biden's art, has visited the White House at least 13 times since December 2021, including a one-on-one meeting with White House senior adviser Neera Tanden. Naftali's visits raise concerns about ethics, as she was appointed to a prestigious commission by President Joe Biden just nine months after Hunter Biden's first art show. Naftali has donated significant amounts to the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee. The visits cast doubt on the White House's promise of anonymity for art buyers, especially as Hunter Biden reportedly knew the identity of at least one buyer. Hunter Biden's art sales have provided financial support amid his legal and financial troubles.
Neera Tanden has been named as the new head of President Biden's Domestic Policy Council, becoming the first Asian American to serve in the role. Tanden, who previously served as senior adviser and staff secretary to Biden, has held policy advising positions in the Clinton and Obama administrations and was the former president of the Center for American Progress. She replaces Susan Rice, who is stepping down as Biden's domestic policy adviser in late May.
President Joe Biden has appointed Neera Tanden, a senior aide, as his domestic policy adviser, replacing Susan Rice. Tanden, who has served in two prior presidential administrations, will cover most areas outside of national security and the economy. She was previously Biden's staff secretary and played a major role in controlling the schedules, briefing books, and other paperwork that reached the president's desk. Tanden's appointment comes after she was forced to withdraw her nomination to be budget chief amid fierce opposition from Republicans and Senator Joe Manchin.
Neera Tanden, a longtime Democratic adviser and President Biden's staff secretary, has been named as the director of the Domestic Policy Council, replacing Susan Rice as Mr. Biden's top domestic policy adviser. Tanden has been a fixture in Washington for more than two decades as an adviser to President Barack Obama and as the president of the Center for American Progress. She was initially nominated to be the director of the Office of Management and Budget but withdrew from consideration due to lack of support for confirmation in the Senate.
Neera Tanden, a longtime prominent Democratic operative, has been named as the next head of President Joe Biden's domestic policy council, replacing Susan Rice. Tanden has extensive experience in Democratic policy circles, having previously run the Center for American Progress and served as a senior health official in the Obama administration. Her selection is likely to be met with trepidation from Republicans and some Democrats due to her once-combative Twitter account. Stef Feldman, a longtime Biden aide, will replace Tanden in the role of staff secretary.
Susan Rice, the director of the White House Domestic Policy Council, is stepping down from her post, with her last day being May 26. Rice helped craft many of the proposals that formed the core of Biden's Build Back Better agenda and oversaw some of the administration's most polarizing issues, like gun control and migrant policies. A potential replacement could be Neera Tanden, a senior White House adviser. Rice had been privately discussing the possibility of leaving the post since at least November.
