White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad criticism. “The ...

WH Economic Council director Kevin Hassett was pressed repeatedly on President Donald Trump's decision to fire the labor ...

President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician after she delivered a bruising reality check. Trump was confronted with a weak ...

President Trump on Sunday defended his decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad pushback. Trump in a post on ...

At the centre of the controversy is the BLS report issued Friday, which revised previous job growth estimates downward. The ...