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‘The neutrality of the agency has been eliminated’: Stats-based feds decry BLS chief’s firing
Employees express concern Trump's firing of the commissioner, which followed a weak jobs report, will lead to future ...
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Trump points to ‘rigged’ numbers, past revisions in firing of BLS chief
Trump’s reaction to July’s jobs report created a whole new controversy. Can Congress’ new normal be disrupted? Plus, KCRW ...
White House searches for new BLS Chief with ‘credibility,’ ‘experience’
President Trump has said he will choose a new Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics within the next three to four ...
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Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Is Bound to Backfire
What happens next can only go wrong for him and the U.S. Here’s what experts and critics are arguing in the aftermath.
Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads
The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the House and Senate ...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan on Trump's tariff agenda, Fed independence and BLS chief's ouster
Paul Ryan, Solamere Capital partner, Teneo vice chairman and former House Speaker, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of ...
How to Know When to Freak Out about Data Manipulation at BLS
Victoria Guida is an economics correspondent at POLITICO and author of Capital Letter, a reported column that probes policies ...
Nebraska Republican faces rowdy town hall with questions about Epstein files and fired BLS chief
In between, the Nebraska Republican was consistently heckled while responding to questions about releasing more information ...