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White House legislative director James Braid leaving position

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White House legislative director James Braid is leaving the job, Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday.

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  1. Just the News

    Top White House official leaving administration (opens Just the News)

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    Braid has held the post since early 2025.

  2. Just the News

    White House legislative director Braid leaving administration, JD Vance says (opens Just the News)

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    Vance said that Braid played a critical role in all the Trump administration's achievements in Congress, including cutting taxes, advancing President Donald Trump's immigration agenda, and defeating "two Democratic shutdowns."

  3. Just the News

    Trump applauds James Braid as top aide leaves the White House (opens Just the News)

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    Braid has held the post since early 2025. Vice President JD Vance announced his departure earlier on Thursday.

  4. KVIA El Paso

    Key Trump legislative advisor to depart with potentially bruising midterm looming (opens KVIA El Paso)

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    By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s director of legislative affairs is expected to depart the White House in the coming weeks, a Trump administration official told CNN.James Braid has served as the president’s top liaison between the West Wing and Capitol Hill throughout Trump’s s…

  5. Roll Call

    White House legislative liaison’s exit comes ahead of tricky pre-midterms session (opens Roll Call)

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    President Donald Trump speaks to the press on Wednesday next to ongoing construction of a helipad on the South Lawn of the White House. His top legislative affairs aide, James Braid, is leaving that post later this month.

  6. The Hill

    White House legislative affairs director departs post ahead of midterms (opens The Hill)

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    White House legislative director James Braid is leaving his post, Vice President Vance announced on Thursday. Braid’s departure comes ahead of November’s midterm elections and at a time when President Trump’s relationship with Senate Republicans has grown rocky.

  7. Washington Examiner

    James Braid to leave role as White House liaison to Congress (opens Washington Examiner)

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    James Braid, a top White House staffer, is expected to leave his position as director of legislative affairs in the coming weeks. Braid has played a key role in coordinating with a narrow House and Senate majority to advance President Donald Trump’s legislative agenda.

  8. KESQ Palm Springs

    Key Trump legislative adviser to depart with potentially bruising midterm looming (opens KESQ Palm Springs)

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    By Alayna Treene, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump’s director of legislative affairs is expected to depart the White House in the coming weeks, a Trump administration official told CNN on Wednesday. James Braid has served as the president’s top liaison between the West Wing and Capitol Hill throug…

  9. BizPac Review

    Key adviser leaving White House ahead of midterms (opens BizPac Review)

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    Top White House staffer James Braid is departing the Trump administration in September, Punchbowl News first reported late Wednesday. Braid is notably President Donald Trump’s longest-serving director […]

  10. The Daily Signal

    White House Loses Top Capitol Hill Liaison Ahead of Critical Midterm Push (opens The Daily Signal)

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    James Braid, White House director of legislative affairs, is stepping down, Vice President JD Vance confirmed early Thursday morning following reports of his departure. With the midterms looming, the White House is losing its ears and eyes inside the halls of Congress and will need to replace him qu…

  11. UPI

    White House legislative director James Braid leaving position (opens UPI)

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    White House legislative director James Braid is leaving the job, Vice President JD Vance announced Thursday.

  12. Washington Examiner

    Trump eyes White House insiders to replace outgoing legislative affairs chief (opens Washington Examiner)

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    President Donald Trump is not expected to look far when selecting a replacement for outgoing White House Legislative Affairs Director James Braid. Sources close to the president told the Washington Examiner that there are “a lot” of “qualified” staffers already working in the White House legislative…

  13. Breitbart News

    Trump's Director of Legislative Affairs, James Braid, to Depart White House (opens Breitbart News)

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    President Donald Trump announced that his director of legislative affairs, James Braid, will depart the White House next month.

  14. Conservative Review

    The man behind many of Trump's biggest legislative wins is leaving the White House (opens Conservative Review)

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    President Donald Trump's longest-serving director of legislative affairs is departing this White House in the coming weeks, wrapping up nearly 600 wild, white-knuckle days of managing relations between the the 47th president and the Congress.

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