WASHINGTON — President Biden plans to name Jeffrey D. Zients, his former coronavirus response coordinator, as the next White House chief of staff heading into a critical new phase as he confronts a Republican House and is expected to kick off a re-election campaign, people familiar with the decision said on Sunday.
Mr. Zients will replace Ron Klain, who has run Mr. Biden’s White House since the president took office two years ago and is preparing to step down sometime after the State of…