Knowing Elaine Chao from afar for many years, there are a lot of words I would use to describe her: smart, tough, accomplished and, yes, badass. After all, she was George W. Bush’s labor secretary for ...

NEW YORK (AP) — President-elect Donald Trump has picked Elaine Chao to become transportation secretary, a Trump transition official said Tuesday. The announcement was expected later in the day, ...

President-elect Donald Trump has selected Elaine Chao to serve as secretary of transportation. Chao previously served as labor secretary in President George W. Bush's administration. She was the first ...

MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow opened her show Wednesday covering new reporting about Trump Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao and serious allegations of ethics breaches. A newly released DOT IG report said ...

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Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao, who is married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has largely stayed under the radar during her time in the Trump administration due to her focus on more ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Sen. Mitch McConnell and Secretary Elaine Chao were in Louisville Tuesday to celebrate the expansion of the University of Louisville (UofL)'s McConnell Chao Archives. The senator's ...

“Badass Women of Washington” TV special airs Saturday at 2:30pm E.T. Editor’s Note: This series was born during a lunch in early 2017, when we wondered what Hillary Clinton’s loss meant for women. Our ...

She has experience working in a presidential cabinet. — -- Donald Trump has selected Elaine Chao, who was the labor secretary in George W. Bush’s administration, to serve as transportation ...