Senate approves Keith Sonderling as Trump's labor secretary
The Senate has approved President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Department of Labor. The vote was one of the final orders of business that senators worked on Wednesday before leaving Washington to focus on the midterm elections. Keith Sonderling has been serving as the acting secretary since April and has held multiple roles within the department throughout his career.
He was picked for the job after the White House announced that Lori Chavez-DeRemer would be leaving her post to take a job in the private sector. Her exit followed multiple allegations that she had abused the power of her position.
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