Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaves Trump cabinet, Keith Sonderling takes over

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer speaks during a news conference in the U.S. Capitol on the government shutdown on Tuesday, November 4, 2025.

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Department of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is resigning from the Trump administration, the White House said Monday.

Chavez-DeRemer, 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 Chavez-DeRemer’s departure.

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