WASHINGTON: President Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is emerging from the sidelines to steady a faltering administration whose missteps around the healthcare legislation debacle are being blamed on aides lacking political and legislative finesse.Although Kushner, 36, himself is a relative novice, the US President is tapping him to lead a new White House office with sweeping authority to overhaul the federal bureaucracy and fulfill key campaign promises such as reforming care for veterans and fighting opioid addiction.Kushner, who graduated from Harvard and New York University, and has a real estate background, is expected to bring in ideas from the business world while pushing for lesser government and greater privatization. Washington scuttlebutt is he will be helped by the likes of Tesla founder Elon Musk, Apple’s Tim Cook, and Microsoft’s Bill Gates, who are more interested in finding solutions to problems beyond politics.The new power center is likely to be called the White House Office of American Innovation, and it will report directly to Trump.It will be viewed internally as a SWAT team (a law enforcement term that stands for Special Weapons And Tactics) of strategic consultants, and will be staffed by former business executives adept at infusing fresh thinking into Washington, and floating ''above the daily political grind and create a lasting legacy for a president still searching for signature achievements,'' according to Washington Post, which first reported the development.Trump himself confirmed the forming of the office, in a statement to the paper. ''All Americans, regardless of their political views, can recognize that government stagnation has hindered our ability to properly function, often creating widespread congestion and leading to cost overruns and delays. I promised the American people I would produce results, and apply my ‘ahead of schedule, under budget’ mentality to the government,'' he said, explaining the rationale for the office.In interviews, Kushner has suggested that the US government should be run ''like a great American company,'' while comparing citizens to customers who deserve greater efficiencies. The comparison has invited derision from Trump critics who believe his reputation as a successful businessman is vastly exaggerated considering his financials are murky and not fully disclosed.The new appointment coincided with Kushner agreeing to meet with the Senate Intelligence Committee inquiring into ties between Trump associates and Russian officials or others linked to the Kremlin. Kushner himself is said to have met the Russian ambassador and other contacts from Moscow but the White House has said the meetings were routine and part of the contacts all transition team have with foreign governments.All this brings Kushner firmly into the spotlight even as his wife Ivanka Trump is also getting a more prominent role -- and an office -- in the White House. It also brings Kushner into the frame with Trump advisor Steve Bannon, an ideologue who is considered the most powerful player in the White House, along with chief of staff Reince Priebus.Kushner is Jewish, and while some characterize him as a conservative, he appears to have been politically agnostic, having professed admiration for FDR and JFK in the past, and even contributing to Hillary and Bill Clinton. It remains to be seen if he will work with Bannon and Preibus, or if he will be an alternative power center.The President’s son-in-law has already emerged as a key advisor on several foreign policy fronts, including on U.S policy in the middle-east, and its ties with some of its biggest trading partners – China, Canada, and Mexico.