Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as US labour secretary

Lori Chavez-DeRemer out as US labour secretary 41 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleGrace Eliza GoodwinGetty ImagesUS Labour Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will leave the Trump administration to take a position in the private sector, the White House said on Monday. Complaints had mounted for months against the head of the department that oversees work laws and administers unemployment benefits. Chavez-DeRemer, 58, also was under internal investigation for potential wrongdoing.In the announcement on Monday afternoon, the White House touted her "phenomenal job" as secretary, "protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives," Steven Cheung, White House director of communications, posted on X. Keith Sonderling will take on the role of acting secretary of labor, he added.Chavez-DeRemer's departure follows Trump's removal of Pam Bondi from her position of attorney general in April and his firing of Kristi Noem, the Homeland Security secretary who led his immigration push, in March.The New York Post first reported in January that the labour department's inspector general - an independent lawyer - had launched an investigation into Chavez-DeRemer for workplace misconduct. This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version.You can receive Breaking News on a smartphone or tablet via the BBC News App. You can also follow @BBCBreaking on X to get the latest alerts.United States