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BLS nominee made claim that no ‘sensible economist would use’ — and that’s one of the kinder comments about him

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a series of controversial assertions that ...

Trump's BLS pick fuels fears of rigged CPI, Social Security COLA cuts

Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, has suggested pausing the monthly jobs report, raising ...

Tom Saler: Government workers like fired BLS commissioner are often overlooked, unappreciated

Saving taxpayer money, saving lives and finding novel solutions to meaningful problems is what government workers do every ...
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Trump Team Has Bonkers Excuse for Why BLS Pick Was at January 6 Riot

E.J. Antoni, the MAGA partisan Trump tapped to replace Erika McEntarfer as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was at the ...

S.E. Cupp: Trump BLS pick is partisan, unqualified & MAGA

If you haven’t been following the saga at an unassuming government agency known as the Bureau of Labor Statistics, boy have ...

How bent BLS data could fuel conservatives’ war on working women

Donald Trump’s attempt to replace the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics with a MAGA extremist has advocates for women ...

The Historic Danger of Trump Undercutting the BLS

President Donald Trump's firing of the BLS commissioner is a major blow to the U.S. economy—and to America's reputation.

Firing BLS Director Over Weak Jobs Report Is 'Banana Republic' Behavior

If a Democratic president tried to so directly politicize an independent agency, Republicans would be screaming about the ...

Trump’s BLS nominee met with criticism from economists and across the political spectrum

E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has suggested ending the monthly jobs ...