"The president wants his own people there," economic adviser Kevin Hassett said about the firing of the BLS commissioner.

"This is the stuff of democracies giving way to authoritarianism," Larry Summers said. "This is really scary stuff." ...

The president responded to the lackluster July jobs report by directing his team to fire the chief of the Bureau of Labor ...

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 ...

A former commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics appointed by President Donald Trump said Trump's accusations against the agency are false.

President Donald Trump didn’t like the latest job numbers and revisions to the May and June statistics, so he just fired the chief of the […] ‘What a Big Baby!’: Trump Slammed As a ‘Dangerous Narcissi ...

Bill Beach, who led the Bureau of Labor Statistics under Trump, says the president's claim of a rigged report "betrays a ...

Kristen Welker confronted National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Meet the Press over President Donald Trump's firing of the top jobs data official this week.

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, went a step further, calling McEntarfer’s dismissal “the stuff of fascist dictatorships.” A statement by “The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” co-signed by ...

President Trump's removal of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief Erika McEntarfer has sparked controversy, with critics arguing ...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the ...