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California officials who turned a blind eye to unemployment scams — potentially worth tens of billions of dollars during the pandemic — will now be put directly under the microscope of the federal government. The US Department of Labor is set to send a letter to the state’s Employment Development Department announcing a “strike team” will soon be touching down in the Golden State to root out theft and abuse, The California Post has learned. The investigation will be similar to efforts currently underway in Minnesota. “Financial issues and potential fraud in California’s unemployment insurance program will be fully examined,”...

California officials blasted the Trump administration’s plans to launch a full-sale investigation into unemployment fraud as ”purely political” — and blamed lost money on the feds. The US Department of Labor intends to send a “strike team” to dig into COVID-19 pandemic-era fraud involving California’s Employment Development Department, The Post exclusively reported Wednesday. California is believed to have lost as much as tens of billions of dollars in fraudulent unemployment payouts. Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer said the Biden administration “turned a blind eye” to stolen money and vowed to fully examine the scope of theft that occurred early in the...

The husband of Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer has been barred from the department’s headquarters after at least two female staff members told officials that he had sexually assaulted them, according to people familiar with the decision and a police report obtained by The New York Times. The women said Ms. Chavez-DeRemer’s husband, Dr. Shawn DeRemer, had touched them inappropriately at the Labor Department’s building on Constitution Avenue. One of the incidents, during working hours on the morning of Dec. 18, was recorded on office security cameras, the people said. The video showed Dr. DeRemer giving one of the women an...

WASHINGTON — Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is under an internal investigation following an explosive complaint alleging she’s been “abusing her position” by pursuing an “inappropriate” relationship with a subordinate, according to sources and documents reviewed by The Post. Chavez-DeRemer, 57, has welcomed her alleged paramour at least three times to her DC apartment and twice into her hotel room while traveling, alleges a complaint filed with the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Office of Inspector General last week, which has since begun a probe. The former Oregon congresswoman is also accused of drinking in her office during the workday and committing...

During a Senate hearing this week, Senator Bernie Sanders got into a tense exchange with Trump's Labor Secretary nominee, Lori Chavez-DeRemer.

Republican Senators should vote this nomination down. A co-sponsor of the Pro-Act as Labor Secretary? Absolutely not. ... The PRO Act makes it illegal to be an independent contractor. Democrats want a union between every American worker and the government so it can inflict things like DEI on every single business/contractor. ... The PRO act is one of the worst pieces of legislation ever conceived. It is anti-opportunity. It would significantly drive up cost. ... The only questions will be (a) when she walks it badk and (b) how far she walks it back and (c) whether enough GOP Senators...

Well, Friday evening just got a whole lot more exciting, with the latest announcement of a major role in President Donald Trump 47's administration. The president-elect wrote in a statement, picking Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-OR): I am proud to hereby nominate Congresswoman Lori Chavez-DeRemer, from the Great State of Oregon, as United States Secretary of Labor.

It turns out that Richard Gilliam, who is funding almost every single Trump opponent in the 2024 Republican Presidential Primary, has also donated to many of the Republicans who voted against Jim Jordan today. Gilliam has donated to Mike Lawler, who chose to place his vote for Speaker today for disgraced former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.But Gilliam also donated to Lori Chavez-Deremer, who also voted against Jim Jordan becoming Speaker of the House. snip Richard Gilliam, who has funded nearly every single anti-Trump candidate in the Republican Presidential Primary just so happens to be a donor to many of the...

She is also the first Republican to flip the seat that has been held by Democrats since 2009. Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer has made history as Oregon’s first Hispanic member of Congress, according to NBC News projections. Chavez-DeRemer, a former suburban mayor, won her race against Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner to represent the state’s 5th Congressional District.

An Oregon Republican on Sunday achieved what she called a “historic victory” by flipping a congressional seat held by a Democrat. The contest for the 5th Congressional District had been too close to call until Sunday, when The Associated Press called the victory for Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer over Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner, according to KATU-TV. in Portland. McLeod-Skinner had defeated incumbent Democrat Kurt Schrader in a primary. Associated Press totals published in The New York Times gave Chavez-DeRemer 51.1 percent of the vote against 48.9 percent for McLeod-Skinner. According to Fox News results as of Monday morning, the victory gives Republicans...

FLIP CONFIRMED: Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R) defeats incumbent Jamie McLeod-Skinner (D) in Oregon's 5th Congressional

Republicans on Sunday picked up one of several seats that they’ll need to secure in order to gain a majority in the House of Representatives, which is still not guaranteed five days after the midterm elections were held. Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer bested Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner to take the House seat in Oregon’s 5th District. The win gave Republicans 212 seats in the House, still short of a minimum majority of 218 with 19 races that have not been called yet. But Republicans are not home free, and still must win most of the races where they’re leading in order to...

Republican Lori Chavez-DeRemer shows a double-digit lead over Democrat Jamie McLeod-Skinner in Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District, according to a recent poll.The recent Clout Research poll regarding Oregon’s Fifth Congressional District shows Chavez-DeRemer with 44 percent of the support among 410 likely voters. In comparison, McLeod-Skinner only has 34 percent of the support from the respondents.The poll also found that 21 percent of the respondents were undecided.Additionally, the Republican holds more support from her own party and those who identify as independents. Seventy-three percent of the Democrat base and 24 percent of the independents would support McLeod-Skinner, while 84 percent of...