Escalation: Trump nominates Keith Sonderling as Labor Secretary

President Trump nominated Keith Sonderling to be U.S. secretary of labor on Monday. Sonderling, 43, has led the department as acting secretary since April 20 and previously served as deputy secretary and chief operating officer, after earlier roles running the Labor Department’s Wage and Hour Division.

Earlier in June, he sent letters to officials in 53 states and U.S. territories warning they risk losing administrative funding if they do not crack down on unemployment insurance fraud. The nomination puts a permanent successor before the Senate, replacing the department’s interim leadership.

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