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 ...

Mitch McConnell and his wife, Elaine Chao, married in 1993 Jessica Sager is a contributing writer at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2023. Her work has previously appeared in Parade, The ...

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao appeared to bristle when asked on Thursday morning about racially insensitive remarks made by former President Donald Trump. Chao served in Trump's ...

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao asked media outlets Thursday not to repeat a “racist” comment made repeatedly about her by her onetime boss, former President Donald Trump. “I think it is ...

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 ...

Elaine Chao, former President Trump’s Transportation secretary, is declining to respond to Trump’s latest use of a racist nickname to attack her and urging the media to not repeat it. Trump on ...

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao addressed the racist attacks that former President Trump has launched against her in recent months, writing in a statement that his remarks say “a whole lot ...

Elaine Chao, former Transportation Secretary during the Trump administration and Labor Secretary in the Bush administration, called on Americans “to do their patriotic duty” and rejoin the workforce.

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao has spoken out against Trump's attacks on her. Trump on Monday again referred to Chao as "Coco Chow" in a Truth Social post. Chao said the racist nickname ...

Marc Short, a senior adviser to former Vice President Mike Pence and onetime director of legislative affairs under then-President Trump, said it was "obviously wrong" for the former president to use a ...

Former U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao's name came back into the news this week following the report of the federal government investigating her for potential violations of ethics rules and ...