Trump on Saturday named Katie Bailey, a former Republican congressional staffer, as director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Bailey, deputy director since early summer, will oversee coordination of cabinet nominations and confirmations, congressional relations and advancement of White House legislative priorities; she replaces the prior director who left in September. Trump said Bailey helped advance confirmations for the homeland security secretary, the director of national in

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Trump on Saturday named Katie Bailey, a former Republican congressional staffer, as director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs. Bailey, deputy director since early summer, will oversee coordination of cabinet nominations and confirmations, congressional relations and advancement of White House legislative priorities; she replaces the prior director who left in September. Trump said Bailey helped advance confirmations for the homeland security secretary, the director of national intelligence and the labor secretary. Bailey previously worked for Senators Mike Braun and Tom Coburn and served on multiple congressional committees.