Donald Trump appoints Katie Bailey as legislative affairs director

President Donald Trump offered Katie Bailey the position of director of the White House Office of Legislative Affairs on Friday, according to the Washington Examiner. The Washington Examiner and CBS News both report that Bailey has been selected to lead the department, which manages relations with Congress. The appointment comes less than a month before the 2026 midterm elections. [1][8]

Bailey currently serves as special assistant to the president and deputy director of legislative affairs, the Washington Examiner reported. Yahoo also reported that Trump selected Bailey to act as the White House congressional liaison. The Washington Examiner noted that she accepted the offer from the president on Friday. [1][9]

The personnel decision comes alongside other recent administration appointments. President Trump also named conservative commentator Katie Zacharia to serve as White House press secretary, as reported by washingtonexaminer.com, the South China Morning Post, and the New York Post. Zacharia replaces Karoline Leavitt, who departed from the White House in August. [2][5][6][14]

As FTMQ News reported earlier, Zacharia previously served as a senior communications adviser for Truth Social and worked at the Department of Homeland Security. The official residence and workplace of the president is the White House, located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C. [11][14]

The appointment places Bailey in charge of White House outreach to Capitol Hill while control of Congress hangs in the balance ahead of the midterms, according to the Washington Examiner. [1]