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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 day.
Trump nominates conservative economist to head agency that compiles jobs, inflation data
President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation ...
Here’s how Trump’s BLS commissioner pick has criticized the BLS
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 ...
Economists stunned at Trump’s “completely unqualified” BLS pick: “Disastrously terrible”
The BLS produces monthly jobs reports and tracks inflation. In a social media post, Trump praised Antoni as someone who would ...
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Trump’s war on reality: McEntarfer firing is another authoritarian step
Donald Trump has, since he first returned to the White House in January, been on a steady march towards authoritarianism, and ...
Inflation expected to have increased slightly in July
The inflation report is the first major data release from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) since Trump fired the ...
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McEntarfer firing is another authoritarian step (Editorial)
President Donald Trump has, since he first returned to the White House in January, been on a steady march towards ...
U.S. inflation was unchanged last month, though core prices accelerated
Consumer prices rose 2.7% in July from a year earlier, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the same as the previous month and ...
Fact Check: Former Labor Statistics Commisioner McEntarfer Was NOT 'Arrested By U.S. Navy JAG On Treason Charges'
Was Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer arrested by "U.S. Navy JAG" on "treason charges" related to the ...