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Trump responds to his failure to create jobs by firing the U.S. labor statistics chief
Confronted with evidence of his own failures, the president could've changed direction. He instead found it easier to fire his labor statistics chief.
Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner fired by Trump?
Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, has been fired after releasing a jobs report that angered President Donald Trump
President Trump fires labor stats chief after calling jobs report 'phony'
President Trump fires labor bureau head after weak July jobs report, calls numbers “phony” and claims report was rigged.
Rough day for Trump economy ends with Trump firing labor statistics boss
After the federal government put out a jobs report Donald Trump didn't like, he moved to fire the person in charge of those reports. Meanwhile Wall Street saw a big sell-off on the heels of Trump's new tariffs as troubling signs add up for the Trump economy.
Tracking Trump: Labor statistics chief fired; a Federal Reserve governor resigns; Trump deploys nuclear subs; and more
Trump fired the labor statistics chief after a negative jobs report. A Federal Reserve governor will resign before her term ends. Trump deployed nuclear submarines amid tension with Russia. Senior Trump officials visited Gaza as pressure over starvation mounts.
Trump fires statistics chief after soft jobs report
BLS produces some of the country’s most closely watched economic statistics, such as the monthly jobs and inflation reports, which feature prominently in the Federal Reserve’s
Trump Removes Official Overseeing Jobs Data After Dismal Employment Report
President Donald Trump on Friday had his team remove the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures, after a weak report showed hiring slowed and was much weaker in April and May than p
Trump orders firing of commissioner of labor statistics
President Trump has ordered the firing of Erika McEntarfer after a weaker-than-expected July jobs report showed hiring slowed, with only 73,000 new jobs created. CBS News' Erica Brown has more.
Ex-Trump commissioner warns of "dangerous precedent" after new firing
The firing followed the release of bleak job figures for July, as Trump claimed the numbers were "rigged," without providing evidence. The number of new jobs dipped well below even modest expectations,
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Dept. official
Some Republican Senators have expressed concern about President Donald Trump’s decision Friday to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after the release of the July jobs report
Trump administration paid federal employees billions not to work, report says
DOGE wasted $21.7 billion in taxpayer funds, according to a new report from the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on ...
MSNBC Democrats mock Cory Booker's political 'theater' stunt on the Senate floor
Democratic panelists on "Morning Joe" derided Cory Booker's bombastic Senate performance, calling it political theater that ...