{"id":4695,"date":"2026-08-20T15:39:08","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:39:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4695"},"modified":"2026-08-20T15:39:08","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T15:39:08","slug":"key-adviser-leaving-white-house-ahead-of-midterms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4695","title":{"rendered":"Key Adviser Leaving White House Ahead Of Midterms"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div><!-- \/10519169\/dailycaller_incontent_1 --> <\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Top White House staffer James Braid is departing the Trump administration in September, Punchbowl News first reported late Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hometransferguide.com\/?p=4693\">FBI Releases Latest Data On Post-SCOTUS Crime Wave That Hasn\u2019t Arrived<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Braid is notably President Donald Trump\u2019s longest-serving director of legislative affairs and previously served as the legislative director for then-Sen. 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