I missed this one from a few days ago. Chavez has been a busy little beaver.
Labor Dept. Investigates Texts Among Secretary’s Family and Staff
Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer asked staff members to bring wine to her hotel room, and to keep in touch with her husband and father.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/politics/labor-secretary-text-messages.html
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By Rebecca Davis O’Brien April 15, 2026
Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer and her top aides and family members routinely sent personal messages and requests to young staff members that are now under review by the department’s inspector general.
Ms. Chavez-DeRemer and her former deputy chief of staff sent texts asking employees to bring wine to them during trips for the department. Sometimes the requests came in the middle of the workday.
Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s husband exchanged text messages with young female staff members, as did her father. Some of the young women were instructed by Ms. Chavez-DeRemer and the former deputy chief of staff to “pay attention” to the men, according to people familiar with the investigation.
The text messages have been reviewed by The New York Times.
The messages were gathered as part of a monthslong investigation into Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s leadership of the department, which began with a complaint filed to the inspector general’s office claiming widespread misconduct. The inquiry has revealed deep frustration in the department with Ms. Chavez-DeRemer, who took office in March 2025. Staff members across the political spectrum have described her as disconnected from the work of the department..........................
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/us/politics/labor-secretary-text-messages.html
Lori Chavez-DeRemer sits at a desk in a crowded hearing room, facing photographers.
Lori Chavez-DeRemer during her Senate hearing last year to be secretary of labor.Credit...Kenny Holston/The New York Times
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