Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-Deremer speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on the government shutdown on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025.
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Labor Department Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from the Trump administration, the White House said Monday.
Chavez-Dermer, 58, “will take a position in the private sector,” White House communications director Steven Cheung said in an X-Post.
Deputy Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling will take over the department in an acting capacity, Cheung wrote.
The Labor Department did not immediately respond to CNBC’s requests for comment on Chávez-DeRemar’s departure.
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