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Trump, Bureau of Labor Statistics

How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data

President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the tabulation of the monthly figures was appointed by former President Joe Biden.

The Washington Post on MSN · 1d

How is Bureau of Labor Statistics data collected, and why is Trump targeting it?

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has been thrust into the spotlight after President Trump criticized its federal jobs report and fired commissioner Erika McEntarfer.

CBS News · 23h

Trump doubles down on decision to fire labor statistics chief

President Trump is still claiming without evidence that a lackluster jobs report was "rigged," leading him to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. CBS News' Olivia Rinaldi and Kelly O'Grady report.

Trump, BLS

Insider on MSN · 1d

Trump doubles down on his decision to fire BLS chief after disappointing jobs report

President Donald Trump continues to claim without evidence that the jobs report was "totally rigged."

Yahoo · 2d

Joe: Trump “proves how wrong it was” to fire BLS chief with every comment

President Trump is facing criticism after firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics just hours after a disappointing jobs report. In a press conference, Trump claimed the latest data was “ridiculous” and “a scam,

POLITICO on MSN · 1d

After BLS firing, Trump leaves clean-up job to successor

The statistical agency's problems predate Trump, but experts say it can't be easily fixed without more resources

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Why jobs revisions that led Trump to fire statistics head were so huge

The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn ...

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How is Trump's economy doing?

President Donald Trump says the U.S. economy is going great under his stewardship. The latest jobs numbers suggest a slowdown ...

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Trump Claims He 'Most Likely' Will Not Fire Fed Chair Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump claimed Friday he “most likely” will not fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell, despite ...

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Can Trump fire Jerome Powell? What to know about Fed chair Trump calls ‘too stupid’

President Donald Trump has long criticized Jerome Powell about interest rates. The Federal Reserve did not drop rates ...

Bloomberg on MSN3h

Trump Still Under Fire for Handling of Epstein Case

House Republicans subpoenaed the Justice Department and a slew of former US officials, including former President Bill Clinton, for information on Jeffrey Epstein's sex-trafficking operation.

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Ukraine-Russia war latest: Trump says ceasefire could be agreed ‘in weeks’ despite 48-hour deadline

Donald Trump says his special envoy Steve Witkoff has made “great progress” in a meeting with Russian president Vladimir Putin, as Washington continued its preparations to impose secondary sanctions ...

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‘They fear deportation’: University student newspaper sues Trump admin over free speech

The editor-in-chief says the newspaper "is losing the voices of a significant portion of our student population." ...

CBS Texas on MSN2d

President Trump defends decision to fire head of Bureau of Labor Statistics

Trump lifts veil on US submarines in warning shot to Kremlin in 'clever' repositioning move Coast Guard report reveals who ...

NOLA.com1d

Trump right to fire official in charge of jobs numbers, Cassidy and Louisiana Senate rivals say

President Trump's decision to fire the Labor Department official who oversees the jobs report has prompted howls of protest. That's now the view of Sen. Bill Cassidy and his three Republican rivals.

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