Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Resigns Following Investigation
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President Donald Trump's "scandal-ridden" Department of Labor leader, Lori Chavez-DeRemer, resigned from her post on Monday, making her the third member of his Cabinet to leave since the beginning of the year, following the firings of former US Attorney General Pam Bondi and Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem.
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Financial TimesLori Chavez-DeRemer is the third official to leave Trump’s cabinet in less than two months
CNBCDepartment of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from the Trump administration, the White House said Monday.
FortuneLabor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is out of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet, the White House said Monday, after multiple allegations of abusing her position’s power, including having an affair with a subordinate and drinking alcohol on the job.
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Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling will take over the department in an acting capacity, Cheung wrote.
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Common DreamsHer deputy, Keith Sonderling, "will take on the role of acting secretary of labor," Cheung added.
FortuneHe said Keith Sonderling, the current deputy labor secretary, would become acting labor secretary in her place. The news outlet NOTUS was the first to report Chavez-DeRemer’s resignation.
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Those messages were uncovered as part of a broader investigation of Chavez-DeRamer’s leadership that began after the New York Post reported in January that a complaint filed with the Labor Department’s inspector general accused Chavez-DeRemer of a relationship with the subordinate.
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CNBCChavez-DeRemer was reportedly embroiled in an investigation by the Labor Department's inspector general into allegations of professional misconduct, including that she used agency resources for personal trips and was engaged in an affair with a member of her security team.
Common DreamsAs Politico noted Monday, "Chavez-DeRemer has been under scrutiny since January, when DOL Inspector General Anthony D'Esposito opened an investigation into allegations that she was involved in an extramarital affair with a member of her security detail, that she drank on the job, and that top aides concocted official events to facilitate her personal travel plans."
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In a statement posted on social media, Chavez-DeRemer thanked President Donald Trump, saying, "It has been an honor and a privilege to serve in this historic Administration and work for the greatest President of my lifetime."
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FortuneIn a statement posted on social media, Chavez-DeRemer praised Trump and wrote, “I am proud that we made significant progress in advancing President Trump’s mission to bridge the gap between business and labor and always put the American worker first.”
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Before joining Trump's Cabinet, the outgoing secretary represented Oregon's 5th Congressional District in the US House of Representatives. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, a Democrat who serves the state's 1st District, said that "Chavez-DeRemer failed to protect workers, jeopardized the Department of Labor's work to support the economy, drove down morale among agency staff, and abused federal government resources to serve her own whims. She should be held accountable for the damage that occurred on her watch."
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FortuneShe enjoyed union support — rare for a Republican Confirmed to Trump’s Cabinet on a 67-32 vote in March 2025, Chavez-DeRemer is a former House GOP lawmaker who had represented a swing district in Oregon. She enjoyed unusual support from unions as a Republican but lost reelection in November 2024.
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01 CNBC Chavez-DeRemer was expected to be interviewed as part of that internal probe in the coming days, a source familiar with the matter told MS NOW on Monday.
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02 Common Dreams "Chavez-DeRemer failed to protect workers, jeopardized the Department of Labor's work to support the economy, drove down morale among agency staff, and abused federal government resources to serve her own whims."
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03 Fortune Unlike other recent Cabinet departures, Chavez-DeRemer’s exit was announced by a White House aide, not by the president on his social media account.
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