Labor Secretary Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Amid Investigations and Policy Controversies
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Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s exit comes after she became entangled in a string of political and personal controversies. The labor secretary and her close aides are currently under investigation by the department’s inspector general over allegations of professional misconduct.
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NBC NewsChavez-DeRemer had been facing a probe from the Labor Department’s inspector general over potential misconduct. That investigation has already resulted in multiple of her top staffers being placed on administrative leave and then ultimately leaving their posts.
The Daily WireLabor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday after a whistleblower complaint prompted an investigation launched earlier this year by the Inspector General’s Office. White House Communications Director Steven Cheung made the official announcement in a post on X, saying Chavez-DeRemer would leave the administration to work in the private sector. “Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will ...
Washington ExaminerSecretary of Labor Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s resignation on Monday follows months of scandals regarding her alleged inappropriate behavior and misuse of public funds. At the time of her resignation, Chavez-DeRemer was reportedly being investigated by the Department of Labor Office of Inspector General for “travel fraud” that she allegedly carried out by ordering her top staffers […]
NPR NewsLabor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post amid an internal investigation brought on by complaints about misconduct.
Associated PressLabor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving Trump’s Cabinet after abuse of power allegations
The HillLabor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration to take a job in the private sector, the White House said Monday evening. Questions had been trailing DeRemer about her future in the Trump administration for weeks. Her exit follows the firings of Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi.…
Breitbart“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” Cheung wrote. “She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives.”
Fox News"Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector," Assistant to the President and White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said on Monday afternoon. "She has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives."
ReutersWASHINGTON, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned on Monday amid allegations of misconduct at the department, stepping down as the Labor Department’s inspector general neared the end of an investigation into claims involving her and her top aides.
Washington TimesEmbattled Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned Monday amid a series of scandals and allegations of a toxic workplace, the third member of President Trump’s Cabinet to leave in two months.
PBS NewsHourChavez-DeRemer is the third Trump Cabinet member to leave her post in recent months.
USA TodayWASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration, the White House announced on April 20.
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During Chavez-DeRemer’s tenure, the Trump administration canceled millions of dollars in international grants that a Labor Department division administered to combat child labor and slave labor around the world, ending their work that had helped reduce the number of child laborers worldwide by 78 million over the last two decades.
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The Guardian USBut during her tenure, the administration cancelled millions of dollars in international grants that a labor department division administered to combat child and slave labor around the world, ending their work that had helped reduce the number of child laborers worldwide by 78 million over the last two decades.
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FBI director Kash Patel has sued the Atlantic magazine for defamation, seeking $250m in damages over an article that details Patel’s alleged “excessive drinking” and frequent absences from work. In the lawsuit, Patel’s legal team accuses the magazine and reporter Sarah Fitzpatrick of publishing “a sweeping, malicious, and defamatory hit piece”. In response, the Atlantic called the legal action “meritless” and voted to “vigorously defend” their reporting and journalists.
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Kash Patel FBI Director Kash Patel has faced a steady stream of controversies in recent months.
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The Guardian USThe now former labor secretary isn’t the only Trump administration official having a rough April. The Atlantic on Friday published a story about Trump’s FBI director, Kash Patel, that included allegations of “excessive drinking” as well as “conspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences” as FBI director.
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However, Trump has reportedly privately polled Cabinet members on whether to replace Gabbard, frustrated in part by her defense of a former deputy who undercut the administration’s justification for military action against Iran, according to the Guardian.
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ReutersTrump had been weighing a broader cabinet reshuffling as he grows increasingly frustrated with the political fallout from the war with Iran, five people familiar with internal White House discussions told Reuters earlier this month.
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01 The Guardian US Omar Algeciras, vice-president of AFGE Local 2391, which represents workers at the Department of Labor, where Algeciras also works, criticized Chavez-DeRemer’s statement on her resignation.
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02 USA Today "The daughter of a Teamster, Secretary Chavez-DeRemer is a successful small businesswoman and the first in her family to graduate from college," her biography on the Department of Labor website reads.
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03 NBC News 01:07 One person killed in shooting at Teotihuacán pyramids 00:58 Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigns
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04 Washington Examiner Chueng confirmed that Keith Sonderling would become the acting labor secretary. Trump shied away from outright firings of his Cabinet in the first year of his second term, but the rapid turnover in 2026 in the White House marks a new era. It’s unclear whether the president will pursue any more Cabinet changes. However, the series of Cabinet shake-ups comes ahead of the 2026 elections, where Trump could lose control of Washington, meaning any Cabinet confirmations could have a steeper climb.
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05 NPR News In early March, Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem shortly after lawmakers on Capitol Hill berated her over her agency's handling of immigration enforcement — as well as its $220 million ad campaign featuring the secretary on horseback.
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