News Alert: Meet the woman who is Trump's new liaison to Capitol Hill

View in your browser     Meet the woman who is Trump's new liaison to Capitol Hill President Trump has tapped a Capitol Hill and K Street veteran to lead his legislative affairs office, a move that comes as he pushes to get Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh confirmed this fall. Legislative affairs director Shahira Knight, 47, began Monday and succeeds Marc Short, who served as the White House’s point man in Congress during the successful tax-cut campaign and the failed effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare. Knight played a key role in developing the tax law Trump signed last year, when she worked on the White House’s National Economic Council. Before that she was as a lobbyist in the financial sector and an aide with the House Ways and Means Committee and Joint Economic Committee. Those who have worked with Knight say she’s smart when it comes to both policy and politics. She’ll need those skills as she works to get the White House agenda enacted, which could become even more complicated if Democrats win back control of the House in the November midterm elections. Read the full story here           Did a friend forward you this email? Sign up for News Alerts     Forward News Alerts     You Might Like       Privacy Policy  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe  |  Email to a friend  |  Sign Up for Other Newsletters   The Hill 1625 K Street, NW 9th Floor, Washington DC 20006 ©2016 Capitol Hill Publishing Corp., a subsidiary of News Communications, Inc.