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White House officials defend firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the ...
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Trump Fires BLS Commissioner Over Bad Jobs Report: How It Happened
When the economic news is bad, Trump thinks he can just shoot the messenger. Here’s how the firing played out, as well as ...
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BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing
McEntarfer was nominated by Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the Senate in 2024 in a bipartisan 86-8 vote as the 16th commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which is part of the Department of ...
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Controversy Surrounds Trump’s Dismissal of BLS Chief Amid Data Accuracy Concerns
President Trump's removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer has sparked controversy, with critics arguing ...
Former Treasury Chief Summers Calls Trump's BLS Claim 'Preposterous'
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers said President Trump accusing Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer of “faking” the July jobs report for political purposes was “preposterous ...
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‘Wanna-be king’: Democrats fume at Trump move to oust BLS head
Trump accused BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, an appointee of former President Biden, of skewing job numbers in the latest report, which showed the U.S. adding only 73,000 jobs last month and ...