Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao testifies why she left the Trump administration after the insurrection. She says the events were "shocking" and against her values and philosophy as an immigrant and a believer in democracy.

Meet Elaine Chao, married to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Trump's onetime secretary of transportation.

Elaine L. Chao became the first Asian-American woman to serve in a Cabinet-level position when George W. Bush appointed her Secretary of Labor in 2001.

Learn about the life and achievements of Elaine L. Chao, the longest serving Secretary of Labor since WWII and the first Asian Pacific American woman in a President’s Cabinet. She updated department regulations, worker protection, and workforce development programs during her tenure.

Former Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao called out former President Donald Trump for his racist broadsides aimed at her and his other anti-Asian rhetoric.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao announced she is resigning, citing the "traumatic and entirely avoidable" violence at the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday. Her resignation will be effective next...

As Peace Corps Director, Elaine Chao started the first Peace Corps programs in the Baltic States and the newly independent states of the former Soviet Union, including Ukraine. As United Way of America President & CEO, Elaine Chao saved the organization during one of its most challenging periods.

The former president has repeatedly insulted the wife of Senate leader Mitch McConnell, who served in his Cabinet, with derogatory names and accusations. Elaine Chao, the first Asian American woman in a presidential Cabinet, speaks out against Trump's rhetoric amid a rise of violence against Asian Americans.

Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao is resigning effective Monday, becoming the highest ranking member of President Donald Trump’s administration to resign in protest after the pro-Trump ...