Key Adviser Leaving White House Ahead Of Midterms

August 20, 2026 10:36 AM ET 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 of legislative affairs and previously served as the legislative director for then-Sen. JD Vance, according to Punchbowl News. A White House official confirmed to the Daily Caller News Foundation on Thursday morning that Braid is set to leave the administration in September. (RELATED: REPORT: White House Construction Projects Reportedly Swell To At Least $900 Million)NEWS: JAMES BRAID, Trump's longest serving leg affairs dir, is leaving the Trump admin in September pic.twitter.com/uo9kPBxkBu— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) August 20, 2026 It remains unclear exactly wher