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Trump says will name new economics data official this week
US President Donald Trump said Sunday he will appoint a new economic data collector after firing the previous commissioner ...
Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of BLS commissioner
Several Republican senators expressed concern over the president's decision to fire BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer hours ...
Trump calls fired BLS commissioner's job numbers the 'biggest miscalculations in over 50 years'
U.S. President Donald Trump accused BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer of faking employment data to all-time highs before the ...
Erika McEntarfer educational qualification and career path: How an economist rose to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics before being fired by Trump
Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was controversially fired by US President Donald Trump ...
Social Security Retirees Just Got Bad News From President Donald Trump
President Trump's federal hiring freeze and decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer raise questions about the validity of inflation data.
Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support
Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...
Trump says he'll name people to 2 jobs closely watched by Wall Street
The president fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner on Friday after poor job numbers. A Federal Reserve governor ...
Trump officials scramble to justify firing of economic statistician – as critics say ‘scary’ move is a sign of ‘authoritiarianism’
Trump’s allies defend firing of ‘propaganda’ author, but won’t echo president’s claims numbers were cooked by Biden appointee ...