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 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 ...

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It is too soon to know whether the United States is on a similar path. But economists and other experts said that Mr. Trump’s ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended Donald Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the president “wants his own ...

White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the ...

Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, went a step further, calling McEntarfer’s dismissal “the stuff of fascist dictatorships.” A statement by “The Friends of the Bureau of Labor Statistics,” co-signed by ...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) said on Sunday he would support an investigation into President Trump’s firing of the ...

"I was just informed that our Country's 'Jobs Numbers' are being produced by a Biden Appointee, Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the Commissioner of Labor Statistics, who faked the Jobs Numbers before the ...

One group, whose leadership includes two former BLS commissioners, called on Congress to respond immediately and investigate ...