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Trump economic adviser fires back at NBC host over 'shooting the messenger' claim about BLS firing
WH Economic Council director Kevin Hassett was pressed repeatedly on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the labor ...
Nobel-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz: Trump firing BLS head ‘like driving a car with no odometer'
After a weak jobs report on Friday, Trump responded by firing the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But as Nobel ...
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President Trump Fires BLS Chief Following Poor Jobs Report, Fueling Fears of Political Interference in Economic Data
President Trump fired the BLS chief after a poor jobs report, amid concerns of meddling in economic data reporting and issues ...
California's Sen. Padilla on Next BLS Head
Sen. Alex Padilla, a California Democrat, says an investigation into the firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner ...
‘It undermines credibility’: Former BLS chief slams Trump for firing his successor over jobs report
Former Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics William Beach criticizes the President for accusing the bureau of ...
Sen. Alex Padilla calls for an investigation into Trump’s firing of BLS chief: Full interview
Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) tells Meet the Press “an investigation is certainly in order” after President Trump fired Bureau ...
White House Officials Defend BLS Firing
White House officials were defending President Trump's decision to fire the top Labor Department official responsible for ...
Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report and baseless claim of 'faked' stats
President Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after a new jobs report showed a ...
Wall Street Brunch: The BLS Also Does The CPI
With BLS data suddenly suspect, can the markets trust nonfarm payrolls and the CPI? Palantir and McDonald’s among those ...