WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday he will nominate Keith Sonderling to be the secretary of labor, elevating him from the agency's acting director two months after Lori

President Donald Trump says he will nominate Keith Sonderling as secretary of labor. Sonderling has been serving as the agency's acting director since Lori Chavez-DeRemer resigned.

Sonderling was elevated to the role in an acting capacity after Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer left the position in April.

Sonderling was promoted to his position in April after the resignation of the scandal-plagued Lori Chavez-DeRemer.