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Donald Trump<\/a>\u2019s labor secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer is stepping down, the administration announced on Monday, after a series of misconduct allegations, including claims of an affair with a subordinate and allegedly drinking on the job.<\/p>\n

Chavez-DeRemer is the third cabinet member \u2013 all women \u2013 to depart during the president\u2019s second term, following homeland security secretary Kristi Noem<\/a> and attorney general Pam Bondi<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chavez-DeRemer\u2019s exit comes as she and close aides are currently under investigation by the department\u2019s inspector general over allegations of professional misconduct. These include claims that Chavez-DeRemer had an affair with a member of her security detail, kept a \u201cstash\u201d of alcohol in her office and used government resources for personal travel, while her aides allegedly sought to channel grants towards politically connected figures, the New York Times reported in March.<\/a><\/p>\n

The now former labor secretary isn\u2019t the only Trump administration official having a rough April. The Atlantic on Friday published a story about Trump\u2019s FBI director, Kash Patel, that included allegations of \u201cexcessive drinking\u201d<\/a> as well as \u201cconspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences\u201d as FBI director.<\/p>\n

Patel has denied the allegations and threatened to sue the magazine. On Monday he filed a defamation lawsuit in US district court seeking $250m in damages.<\/p>\n

Democrats have capitalized on the news, saying the recent turnover in Trump\u2019s cabinet is proof that his \u201cadministration is imploding\u201d. Senate minority leader Chuck Schumer has also called for Patel\u2019s immediate resignation.<\/p>\n

\u201cAmericans deserve steady, SOBER leadership from their FBI Director,\u201d Schumer wrote on X<\/a>. \u201cEvery day he remains in office is a national security risk.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Patel sues Atlantic over article alleging excessive drinking<\/h2>\n

FBI director Kash Patel has followed through on a threat to sue the Atlantic and the author of a story<\/a> that included allegations of \u201cexcessive drinking\u201d as well as \u201cconspicuous inebriation and unexplained absences\u201d while in charge of the FBI.<\/p>\n

Patel filed a defamation lawsuit in US district court for the District of Columbia that seeks $250m in damages.<\/p>\n

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Trump labor secretary resigns amid misconduct investigation<\/h2>\n

\u201cLabor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer will be leaving the Administration to take a position in the private sector,\u201d Steven Cheung, a Trump spokesperson, wrote<\/a> on social media. \u201cShe has done a phenomenal job in her role by protecting American workers, enacting fair labor practices, and helping Americans gain additional skills to improve their lives.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump administration begins refunding more than $166bn in tariffs<\/h2>\n

The Trump administration has begun accepting applications from businesses seeking refunds for more than $166bn in tariffs, months after the supreme court ruled that the president had no legal authority to impose them.<\/p>\n

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US spending on \u2018reckless\u2019 Iran war could have saved 87m lives, says UN<\/h2>\n

The $2bn (\u00a31.5bn) a week that Donald Trump<\/a> was spending on his reckless war in Iran could have funded saving more than 87 million lives, the head of the UN\u2019s humanitarian agency, Tom Fletcher, said on Monday.<\/p>\n

He also warned the normalisation of violent language, such as threatening to bomb Iran back to the stone ages<\/a>, was very dangerous since it encourages every \u201cwannabe autocrat\u201d to use similar threats and tactics, including the destruction of civilians and civilian infrastructure.<\/p>\n

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Carney says Canada\u2019s strong economic ties to US are \u2018weakness\u2019 to be corrected<\/h2>\n

In a 10-minute video address, Canada\u2019s prime minister spoke about his government\u2019s efforts to strengthen its economy by attracting new investments and signing trade deals with other countries.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe world is more dangerous and divided,\u201d Carney said. \u201cThe US has fundamentally changed its approach to trade, raising its tariffs to levels last seen during the Great Depression.<\/p>\n

\u201cMany of our former strengths, based on our close ties to America, have become weaknesses. Weaknesses that we must correct.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Trump signs memos to boost US fossil-fuel production for \u2018defense readiness\u2019<\/h2>\n

Donald Trump on Monday released a series of memos that doubled down on his support of increased domestic fossil fuel production for purported \u201cdefense readiness\u201d. The memos, which cited the president\u2019s 20 January 2025 executive order<\/a> declaring a national energy emergency, said US-based oil<\/a>, coal<\/a>, and natural gas<\/a> production must expand \u201cto avert an industrial resource or critical technology item shortfall that would severely impair national defense capability\u201d.<\/p>\n

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