Trump's Labor Secretary Resigns Amid Misconduct Allegations

0:00It's April 21st. This is California News Today, driven by AI. President Trump's Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-Deremer has resigned amid an investigation into misconduct allegations. White House officials praised her for protecting workers and pushing fair labor practices before she heads to a private sector job. This marched the third Cabinet departure in Trump's second term. Earlier this year in early March, Trump fired Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noam after backlash over immigration enforcement and a $200, $20 million ad campaign. Then in April, Attorney General Pam Bondi stepped down over frustrations with her Justice Department leadership and handling of Jeffrey Epstein files. Chavez-Deremer's time in office drew heat from reports of an alleged affair with a subordinate drinking on the job and using taxpayer money for personal travel. Her top staffer's quid or got fired after talking to investigators and her husband was barred from labor headquarters over inappropriate touching claims, though police dropped those

1:03cases without charges. She spent a lot of her tenure on an America ad work listing tour across all 50 states, playing a quieter role than others. Trump picked her partly as a nod to Teamster's President Sean O'Brien, who liked her support for the PRO Act to boost union organizing. Now Deputy Secretary Keith Sondraling steps in as acting head, bringing experience from Trump's first term and even the Biden era at the equal, Employment Opportunity Commission. With these shake-ups, Trump's team keeps evolving fast.