• Chao, the wife of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, made a Twitter post announcing that she is resigning.
• She said: “It has been the honor of a lifetime to serve the U.S. Department of Transportation” but she is “deeply troubled” by the events of yesterday “in a way that I simply cannot set aside.”
• The secretary’s statement confirms that she will assist with the transition of her success.
• Chao’s resignation will take effect on Monday.
• The announced successor is Peter Buttigieg, the former mayor of South Bend, Indiana, who was a breakout star in he 2020 Democratic presidential primary.

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