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Nebraska Republican faces rowdy town hall with questions about Epstein files and fired BLS chief
The Nebraska Republican held a town hall that started with boos from the crowd as he took the stage and ended with chants of ...
Bank of America's CEO responds to weak jobs report that spurred Trump firing of BLS chief
Bank of America CEO Brian Moynihan said there must be better ways to collect employment data after President Trump fired the ...
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Trump’s baseless ‘manipulated’ data claim in firing BLS chief Erika McEntarfer follows long history
William Beach, who was Trump’s first-term Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, called the firing "baseless" and "damaging" in a letter co-signed by Erica Groshen, who preceded Beach and was ...
White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'
White House officials began the week scrambling to find a replacement after Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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President Trump Fires BLS Chief Following Poor Jobs Report, Fueling Fears of Political Interference in Economic Data
President Trump fired the BLS chief after a poor jobs report, amid concerns of meddling in economic data reporting and issues ...
‘Not possible’ for commissioner to have ‘influence’ over labor data: Fmr. BLS Chief William Beach
Former Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner William Beach joins Meet the Press NOW to react to President Trump’s decision ...
Obama Treasury Sec Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’
The president fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday after the agency published a negative jobs report.
Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days
President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...