Trump taps ex-Rep. D’Esposito as Labor Department watchdog

President Trump tapped former Rep. Anthony D’Esposito (R-N.Y.) to be the Department of Labor’s (DOL) inspector general on Monday evening, months after he lost his House seat to Rep. Laura Gillen (D-N.Y.) in the last election cycle. 

If D’Esposito, who was a New York City Police Department detective before being elected as a House lawmaker, is confirmed by the Senate, he would be tasked with conducting audits to review the “effectiveness, efficiency, economy and integrity of all DOL programs and operations...