Trump names Alexander Acosta as new pick for labor secretary – Washington Postby wpjljron Thursday, February 16th, 2017.Trump names Alexander Acosta as new pick for labor secretary – Washington PostA day after the dramatic exit of one of his Cabinet nominees, President Trump on Thursday named former U.S. attorney Alexander Acosta as his next pick for labor secretary. Acosta served as an assistant attorney general for the Justice Department’s civil rights division under President George W. Bush and is a former U.S. attorney for the […] A day after the dramatic exit of one of his Cabinet nominees, President Trump on Thursday named former U.S. attorney Alexander Acosta as his next pick for labor secretary.