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Trump yammers that he’s the victim of rigged statistics. But he’s the rigger in chief.
On Tuesday, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, desperate for Trump’s endorsement as he seeks reelection, tried to show some MAGA muscle ...
Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.
Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.
Former Labor Secretary Calls Absolute 'Bulls**t' On Trump's Jobs Report Claims
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Tuesday tore apart President Donald Trump for firing the head of the Bureau of Labor ...
Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects ...
Trump’s Firing of BLS Head Hurts Confidence in Labor Department
President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics carries reputational risks for the ...
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 ...
Fired Labor commissioner should sue Trump for defamation
Last Friday, Trump unintentionally debunked the lie of this manufactured image when he angrily fired Bureau of Labor ...
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Robert Reich: Firing of BLS Chief Is Another Example of Trump’s Dislike of Facts
The former labor secretary calls Bureau of Labor Statistics “crown jewel” of government efforts to explain the economy.
World braces for shakeup as Trump tariffs begin
Today: Sweeping U.S. tariffs kick in; Trump, Putin to face each other; Texas Dems receive bomb threat; Epstein intrigue.
Top economist says Trump’s Fed pressure may not be felt for years: ‘You can appear to get away with a lot while you’re actually doing a lot of damage’
Francis Fukuyama warns Trump’s moves could erode institutional independence—and business leaders won’t feel it until it’s too ...
The jobs report is a big deal. Trump’s response is an even bigger one.
The numbers showed that the US economy added a modest 73,000 jobs in July, several thousand under what economists had forecasted. But the real surprise came in the revisions to data from May and June, ...