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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 fires labor statistics boss hours after the release of weak jobs report
Without evidence, Trump called the data "rigged" and implied that BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer manipulated the numbers ...
Firing of labor stats chief sparks blowback
Tom LoBianco of 24Sight News joined "The Final 5" to discuss the backlash following President Trump's firing of the Bureau of ...
Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances
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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 orders firing of statistics chief after weak jobs report and data revisions
The Bureau of Labor Statistics reported earlier on Friday that the US had added 73,000 jobs in July, far lower than expected.
Social Security COLA at risk after Trump’s shock firing at the Labor Department
President Donald Trump’s firing of the commissioner of labor statistics, Erika McEntarfer, on Friday raises serious risks for ...
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 ...