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Trump admin live updates: Trump says new Labor Statistics chief to be hired in '3, 4 days'

President Donald Trump said he plans to name a new commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics within a few days.

Data accuracy row: White House justifies ouster of labor official; Trump says Erika McEntarfer's actions 'scam'

White House officials defended Donald Trump's removal of the Bureau of Labor Statistics head. This action sparked worries ...

Trump officials scramble to justify firing of economic statistician – as critics say ‘scary’ move is a sign of ‘authoritiarianism’

Trump’s allies defend firing of ‘propaganda’ author, but won’t echo president’s claims numbers were cooked by Biden appointee ...

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...

The Economist Trump Targeted Over ‘Rigged’ Jobs Data

McEntarfer led the Bureau of Labor Statistics through rocky times before the president dismissed her after an ugly jobs ...

Trump says he'll name people to 2 jobs closely watched by Wall Street

The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor ...

'Flatly untrue': Morning Joe fact checks Trump's claims about job numbers before 2024 election

The president on Friday defended his decision to fire BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, and he falsely accused her of having released reports before the 2024 election that overstated the number of ...

5 things to know for August 4: Jobs report, Texas redistricting, Montana bar shooting, Abortion, Covid-19

He fired Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Friday, shortly after the release of a weaker-than-expected jobs report that showed ...