Biden moves forward, names longtime adviser chief of staff

President-elect Joe Biden (R) is joined by longtime adviser Ron Klain (L) in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, U.S. [Reuters]

President-elect Joe Biden on Wednesday named longtime adviser Ron Klain as his White House chief of staff, his first major appointment, as he builds his administration regardless of whether President Donald Trump accepts the election results.

Klain, 59, served as Biden’s chief of staff when he was vice president under President Barack Obama and had been widely expected to be named to the post.