We're learning a bit more about who is - and isn't - going to be in President Barack Obama's second-term cabinet.
U.S. Labor Secretary Hilda Solis (pictured) has submitted her resignation, CNN learned Wednesday. She said in a letter to colleagues that she discussed the matter with her family over the holidays in California has "decided to begin a new future."
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder, meanwhile, will remain in the cabinet for now, a White House official tells CNN. It's unclear how long Holder will stay into a second term, but the official said he and Health Secretary Kathleen Sebelius and Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki are not expected to leave in the near future.
Obama's cabinet: Who's in, who's out?
FULL STORYPresident Barack Obama will nominate White House chief of staff Jack Lew to replace Timothy Geithner as treasury secretary, a source with knowledge of the nomination tells CNN.
The nomination is expected to be announced this week.
Obama’s cabinet: Who’s in, who’s out?
FULL STORYA Republican and former U.S. Senator from Nebraska is expected to be nominated for secretary of defense, sources tell CNN.
The White House has told some senior members of Congress to expect President Obama to nominate Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, according to a knowledgeable source. Another source with knowledge of the nomination called it "locked down."
The timing is uncertain, but other sources have told CNN it could come early next week.
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