Trump also accused McEntarfer of “rigging” jobs data to make him look “bad” after July’s numbers came in soft and fired her shortly after Bannon and Antoni’s conversation.

The BLS produces monthly jobs reports and tracks inflation. In a social media post, Trump praised Antoni as someone who would ...

President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation ...

A 2006 Lansdale Catholic graduate has been tapped by former President Donald Trump to lead the federal agency responsible for collecting and publishing U.S. jobs and inflation data.

Trump fired the previous U.S. commissioner of Labor Statistics after the department reported the U.S. added a disappointing 73,000 jobs in July.

Photo: Alamy President Donald Trump on Monday announced the nomination of E.J. Antoni, chief economist at The Heritage Foundation, to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

Hours before President Donald Trump fired former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer this month, E.J. Antoni appeared on former White House strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast to ...

The night before the Bureau of Labor Statistics is set to release the latest inflation data, President Donald Trump took the ...

E.J. Antoni is a prominent critic of BLS, having previously voiced concerns about its revisions to the jobs data ...

U.S. President Donald Trump nominates economist Dr. E.J. Antoni as the new Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following the firing of the previous commissioner. Antoni's nomination ...

Policymakers and business leaders will closely watch the release of inflation data on Tuesday, marking the latest look at ...

Trump names EJ Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics. Musk threatens legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust ...