Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer Steps Down

Lori Chavez-DeRemer, President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Labor Department, testifies during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill in Washington, on Feb. 19, 2025. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images U.S. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving her post, a White House

Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer leaving Trump administration

Washington — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is leaving the Trump administration, the White House confirmed Monday.  White House communications director Steven Cheung said Chavez-DeRemer is taking a position in the private sector.  The department’s Deputy Secretary Keith Sonderling will take on the role of acting secretary, Cheung said.  Her departure marks the latest member of

UMich Regent Candidate Who Praised Hezbollah Wins Democratic Nomination

Amir Makled represented Michigan students who faced criminal charges related to the school’s anti-Israel encampment and introduced El-Sayed at an event featuring Hasan Piker Amir Makled (Jessica Costescu) Dearborn, Mich. attorney Amir Makled, who shared since-deleted social media posts praising late Hezbollah terrorists as “martyr[s]” and urging Iran to “show no laxity” against Israel, won

Trump Says He’s ‘Highly Unlikely’ to Extend Iran Ceasefire If No Deal Reached by Deadline

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on March 26, 2026. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump said on April 20 that he is unlikely to renew the truce with Iran if a deal to end the war is not reached before Wednesday’s deadline. The

Sen. Warner’s Daughter Dies at 36 After Battle With Juvenile Diabetes, Other Health Issues

Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) speaks at a campaign event for Virginia Democratic gubernatorial candidate former Rep. Abigail Spanberger at H Mart in Centreville, Va. on Nov. 2, 2025. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times Sen. Mark Warner (D-Va.) on April 20 announced that his 36-year-old daughter had died after a lengthy illness. “We are heartbroken beyond words

Texas Sues Democratic Party’s ActBlue Platform

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks at a news conference in Dallas on June 22, 2017. Tony Gutierrez/AP Photo Texas sued ActBlue on April 20, alleging that the Democratic Party’s political fundraising platform misleads consumers by illegally accepting fraudulent foreign donations for federal and state candidates. “The radical left has relied on ActBlue as a