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Chao, the former U.S. Transportation secretary, is married to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

The Transportation Department’s watchdog asked the Justice Department to criminally investigate Elaine Chao late last year over concerns that she misused her office when she was transportation...

1. The House canceled Thursday's session due to a warning by security officials that an unnamed militant group was plotting to breach the Capitol. Right-wing extremists reportedly have been circulating credible threats of violence timed to what they called "true Inauguration Day," March 4, when they believe that former President Donald Trump, who lost the November election to President Biden, will be sworn in for a second term. House...

Elaine Chao Used Cabinet Office For Personal Gain, Inspector General Finds The potential ethics violations were sent last year to the Justice Department, which declined to investigate Trumps transportation secretary. An internal watchdog found evidence that Elaine Chao committed potential ethics violations while serving as transportation secretary under President Donald Trump, but the Justice Department declined to open an investigation. Evidence collected by the Department of Transportation�...

  >> Charlie Savage, The New York Times  Published: 02 Feb 2021 10:09 AM BdST Updated: 02 Feb 2021 10:09 AM BdST Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell walks with his wife, Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chao, at the Capitol in Washington Jan 3, 2021. The New York Times Even as the Biden administration has moved aggressively to undo Donald Trump’s policies and dislodge his loyalists from positions on boards and civil-service jobs, it has hesitated on a related choice: whether to remov...