White House staffing shake-ups have created a communications void between the Trump administration and congressional Republicans, The Hill reports, citing unnamed GOP sources.
Former Chief of Staff Reince Priebus and former chief strategist Stephen Bannon, both of whom were fired this summer, were the primary contacts for Capitol Hill staff and legislators seeking to coordinate the Republican agenda with the Trump team. Bannon has yet to be replaced, and the new chief of staff, John Kelly, lacks the established personal relationships Priebus had cultivated for years.
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