Katie Bailey is the White House’s new chief liaison to Congress. President Trump offered her the job of director of the Office of Legislative Affairs on a Friday, and she accepted, according to multiple sources cited by CBS News. She takes over less than a month before midterm elections in which both the House and Senate, now held by Republicans by slim margins, could fall to Democrats.
Trump confirmed the move in a Truth Social post the next night. Bailey, he wrote, “will be fantastic, and work tirelessly with Congress to pass Bills that help, MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN.”
Who she replaces
Bailey succeeds James Braid, who stepped down last month, as Vice President JD Vance announced. His final day was set for Tuesday. Trump said Braid “has done a fabulous job, and is now going into the private sector, where he will be very successful.”
Vance had called it “one of the toughest jobs in the entire Administration.” He credited Braid with a role in the administration’s biggest wins in Congress: the largest tax cut ever, resources for the immigration agenda and the border wall, defeating two Democratic shutdowns, a first crypto bill and the fastest cabinet confirmation in decades.
Her background
Bailey is not new to the building. She currently serves as both special assistant to the president and deputy director of legislative affairs. Before that she was legislative director for Indiana Republican Sen. Mike Braun during his six-year term, which ended in January 2025 when he was elected the state’s governor.
