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Trump yammers that he’s the victim of rigged statistics. But he’s the rigger in chief.
On Tuesday, Texas Sen. John Cornyn, desperate for Trump’s endorsement as he seeks reelection, tried to show some MAGA muscle ...
Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.
Trump fired the labor statistics chief and the markets shrugged. That’s concerning.
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Trump’s Firing of BLS Commissioner is Part of Larger Erosion of Federal Data Infrastructure
Last week, President Trump fired the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics in apparent retaliation for weak jobs ...
Former Labor Secretary Calls Absolute 'Bulls**t' On Trump's Jobs Report Claims
Former Labor Secretary Robert Reich on Tuesday tore apart President Donald Trump for firing the head of the Bureau of Labor ...
Trump seeks to change how census collects data and wants to exclude immigrants in US illegally
President Donald Trump said Thursday he has instructed the Commerce Department to change the way the Census Bureau collects ...
Why jobs revisions that led Trump to fire statistics head were so huge
The jobs report revisions that prompted Trump to fire the BLS commissioner were historically large. Here's why (Hint: it wasn ...
Trump’s Firing of BLS Head Hurts Confidence in Labor Department
President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics carries reputational risks for the ...
Fired Labor commissioner should sue Trump for defamation
Last Friday, Trump unintentionally debunked the lie of this manufactured image when he angrily fired Bureau of Labor ...
Like Trump, Americans skeptical of government job data
Like President Donald Trump, Americans are skeptical of economic data from the federal government, according to a new poll.
Top economist says Trump’s Fed pressure may not be felt for years: ‘You can appear to get away with a lot while you’re actually doing a lot of damage’
Francis Fukuyama warns Trump’s moves could erode institutional independence—and business leaders won’t feel it until it’s too ...
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Trump's mad over his own policy results | Letters
Wow! Talk about 'shooting the messenger'! On August 1st, Trump fired Erika McEntarfer, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, because she announced the most recent numbers in the jobs report: ...