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Trump fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents

Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the ...

Trump’s labor statistics shakeup sparks anxiety over future economic data

President Trump’s firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner is raising concerns about whether her ...

Social Security’s COLA is now at risk after Trump’s shock firing at the Labor Department

P resident Donald Trump’s firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks ...

President to Name Labor Statistics Official in Days After Firing Last One

Kevin Hassett, the director of the White House National Economic Council, on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to ...

Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances

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‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing

Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...

Former head of BLS dismisses Trump claim of ‘rigged’ jobs report

President Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, claiming that last week’s jobs report “was rigged” ...

White House defends firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

By Doina Chiacu and Jasper Ward WASHINGTON (Reuters) -White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump ...