El abogado, que ocupa el puesto de manera temporal desde abril, deberá someterse a audiencias y a una votación en la cámara alta para quedar al frente de la agencia laboral federal

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.