Susan Rice is stepping down as President Biden’s top domestic policy adviser, the White House announced Monday.

“I surprised a lot of people when I named Ambassador Susan Rice as my Domestic Policy Advisor,” Biden said in the White House statement.

[Not really. It just underscored the belief that Barack Obama was running the Biden White House by proxy. Rice’s departure this week is likely timed for Biden’s campaign announcement tomorrow, leaving her open to taking a key role in his re-election effort. It seems unlikely that Rice will wander far from Biden in the next couple of years. — Ed]