Overview
- The White House said Monday that Lori Chavez-DeRemer will leave for a private-sector job and named Deputy Keith Sonderling as interim Labor secretary.
- Her 13-month tenure drew internal complaints that triggered at least one department probe, and two senior aides resigned in March during a conduct inquiry.
- Press reports detailed accusations that she had an inappropriate relationship with a subordinate, drank alcohol at work, and treated personal trips as official travel, claims the White House dismissed in January.
- The New York Times reported that her husband was barred from Labor Department offices after sexual assault allegations, and a related criminal inquiry later closed without charges.
- She becomes the third woman to exit President Trump’s team in about six weeks, adding to a pattern of rapid personnel churn across top posts.