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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 ...

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 ...

Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads

The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the House and Senate ...

President Donald Trump clashes with CNBC’s Joe Kernen over firing of BLS commissioner

Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over ...

Trump’s shoot-the-messenger tactic will only hurt the economy more

We’ve all been there, in the middle of an objectively bad outcome, and had the same knee-jerk reaction: Blame someone else!
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'Nuclear scenario': Ex-Fed official warns Trump leaving economic policy 'badly damaged'

President Donald Trump is making a concerted effort to put MAGA loyalists in charge of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Former House Speaker Paul Ryan on Trump's tariff agenda, Fed independence and BLS chief's ouster

Paul Ryan, Solamere Capital partner, Teneo vice chairman and former House Speaker, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of ...

Trump set to fill Fed board vacancy by week's end, has narrowed chair search to four

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday he will decide on a nominee to fill a coming vacancy on the Federal Reserve's ...