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After firing of BLS chief, Lutnick tells federal statisticians that independence is ‘nonsense’

The independence of federal statistical agencies is “nonsense,” the head of the Commerce Department and one of President ...

In Firing the BLS Chief, Trump Escalates His Administration’s War on Data

But Trump’s firing of the BLS chief escalated his administration’s attack on information. Though researchers who rely on ...

Trump was correct to fire BLS chief after data became ‘increasingly unreliable,’ says former Trump advisor

Economist Steve Moore discusses President Donald Trump’s economic policy and ‘correct’ firing of a Bureau of Labor Statistics ...
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Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Is Bound to Backfire

What happens next can only go wrong for him and the U.S. Here’s what experts and critics are arguing in the aftermath.

What's next after the BLS chief's firing? A former staffer weighs in

Last week, president trump fired Erika McEntarfer, the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, after a revision to previous jobs reports. What does this action mean for the agency and for the future ...
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Trump points to ‘rigged’ numbers, past revisions in firing of BLS chief

Trump’s reaction to July’s jobs report created a whole new controversy. Can Congress’ new normal be disrupted? Plus, KCRW ...

Trump’s BLS pick is an ‘extreme partisan’ with no technical understanding of data: Jason Furman

President Trump says he will nominate E.J. Antoni, the chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the new ...

Firing the BLS chief was a petulant move, says former CEA chair Greg Mankiw

Greg Mankiw, Harvard University economics professor and former CEA chairman, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the fallout from ...