More shakeup on Reid’s DC staff

A shakeup continued today on the top staff of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, as a source confirmed a report that senior communications adviser Jim Manley is leaving.

Politico first reported the move a short while ago, saying Manley was telling his colleagues he was departing.

"After more than 20 years in the Senate, including six years with Sen. Reid, it's about time for me to try something new," Manley said.

Manley, 49, joined Reid's staff in 2005, when the Nevadan became Senate Democratic leader and needed a spokesman particularly for dealing with a surge of national press interest. Previously Manley worked with the late Sen. Ted Kennedy of Massachusetts, another Democrat who garnered national media.

Manley, who is a native of Minnesota, enjoys a good reputation with the Capitol Hill press.

His reported departure comes a day after Reid announced other changes to his senior staff, including the shift of his chief of staff Gary Myrick to become the Democrats' top Senate floor adviser and the appointment of a new chief of staff, David Krone.

Roll Call reported this week that Reid was being pressured by Democratic colleagues to make changes in Senate operations.

Among the post-election changes, Reid has appointed Sen. Chuck Schumer of New York to be in charge of the caucus's media and messaging operations, which are based in a "war room" that Reid established in the Capitol shortly after becoming leader.