Labor Chief Chavez-DeRemer Leaves Cabinet Amid Investigation (1)

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is departing her post, becoming the latest member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet to exit as he reshapes his team ahead of midterm elections.

“Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,” White House Communications Director Steven Cheung said in a social media post Monday. Cheung said Keith Sonderling, currently the deputy labor secretary, would take on the role of the department’s acting head.

Lori Chavez-DeRemer

Photographer: Al Drago/Bloomberg

Chavez-DeRemer has been the subject of a Labor Department inspector general probe following claims she engaged in an inappropriate relationship ...