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Trump fires labor official over weak jobs number, orders criminal probes of past opponents
Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer after disappointing July jobs report, claiming the ...
Trump vs. the Bureau of Labor Statistics: Why This Firing Could Burn Your Finances
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Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of Labor Department official
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency released a jobs report that showed a ...
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 ...
Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'
Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the ...
Please don’t shoot the labor statistics messenger | EDITORIAL
President Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics head is likely to cause lasting damage to U.S. credibility.
‘Give me a break’: Trump says he hired Fed chair Powell as a ‘favor’ after CNBC host presses him on labor bureau firing
Trump defended his recent decision to fire head of BLS while distancing himself from his past decision to hire Fed chair ...
Strains at Jobs Data Bureau Left It Exposed to Trump's Attack
Job-market data is revised every month, but the latest changes caused a stir. They point to a challenge that has dogged the Bureau of Labor Statistics for years: a requirement to quickly produce ...