12-02-2025
Trump's hill enforcer aided GOP rebels. Now he must keep them in line
Donald Trump's new point man on the Hill, James Braid, built his career fighting on behalf of the unruly, ultraconservative House Freedom Caucus, whose members often stood in the way of Republican leaders' plans. Now, the 35-year-old ex-Hill staffer is tasked with reining them in.
Braid's ability to manage ties between the fractious Republican conference and a demanding president as the new White House legislative affairs director will have profound implications for Trump's second term.
