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Politics Sep 26

Eugene Scalia confirmed as Trump’s new labor secretary

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Nation Sep 24

Eugene Scalia testifies before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on his nomination to be secretary of Labor on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 19, 2019. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters
Senate committee approves Scalia to head Labor Department

The Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee approved lawyer Eugene Scalia's nomination, 12-11, clearing the way for the full Senate to vote.

By Richard Lardner, Associated Press

Politics Sep 19

Eugene Scalia arrives to testify before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions on his nomination to be secretary of Labor on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 19, 2019. Photo by Joshua Roberts/Reuters
WATCH: Labor nominee Scalia testifies at confirmation hearing

The Republican GOP-led Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee panel has set a vote on the nomination early next week.

Politics Jul 26

President Donald Trump shakes hands as he tours Waukesha County Technical College with his daughter Ivanka in Pewaukee, Wisconsin, on June 13, 2017. Union households made up an important part of Trump's voters in key Midwestern states. Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Trump won key union workers in 2016. Will Scalia as labor secretary change that for 2020?

For Trump, appointing Eugene Scalia is a way to continue taking on unions without alienating rank and file union members in key states he’ll need to win reelection in 2020.

By Gretchen Frazee

Politics Jul 19

President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after arriving at Pitt-Greenville Airport before heading to a campaign rally at Williams Arena in Greenville, North Carolina, on July 17, 2019. Photo by Kevin Lamarque/Reuters
Trump selects Justice Scalia’s son as labor secretary

Eugene Scalia would replace the previous secretary, Alexander Acosta, who resigned amid renewed criticism of his handling of a 2008 secret plea deal with wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein.

By Jill Colvin, Associated Press

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