Chavez-DeRemer is one of only a few Republican lawmakers to back legislation that would strengthen labor unions.

Trump named Vought, who played a central role in designing Project 2025, to head up the Office of Management and Budget in his second term.

Trump has moved at record-setting speed to announce his key picks, and Senate GOP leaders say they plan to launch confirmation hearings as soon as the new Congress convenes on Jan. 3 — potentially allowing them to begin voting on nominees as soon as Inauguration Day.

President-elect Donald Trump announced Friday that he would nominate outgoing Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to be his labor secretary. “Lori has worked tirelessly with both Business and Labor to build America’s workforce, and support the hardworking men and women of America,” Trump said in a statement.

Those affected are likely to include career professionals usually shielded from political revenge efforts, which may take years to enact

Russ Vought, a Project 2025 author with ties to the Christian nationalism movement, is Trump's pick to head the budget office.

Donald Trump capped off a busy week with a slew of new appointments on Friday, including several major positions in his cabinet.

A liberal professor of law at Yale University wrote a New York Times guest essay admitting that the lawfare used against President-elect Trump throughout his career has backfired.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November.

President-elect Donald Trump has chosen Republican U.S. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer as his nominee to lead the Labor Department.