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White House economist backs Trump firing Labor stats head, hits 'partisan pattern' in jobs data: 'Propaganda'

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett supports President Trump firing Bureau of Labor Statistics head, citing ...

Kevin Hassett defends Trump's firing of BLS chief: ‘I’ve never seen revisions like this’

In an interview with Meet the Press, White House National Economic Adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s decision ...

Republicans Suddenly Distrust Jobs Data After Trump Fires Statistics Chief

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of ...

How Trump decided to fire a little-known statistician, sparking conspiracy theories about government data

President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...
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Trump fired a commissioner over bad jobs numbers. Nixon targeted a ‘Jewish cabal’ at the same agency

Fifty years-plus after Nixon demanded a tally of Jewish staffers at the BLS, Trump fired Erika McEntarfer over numbers he ...

Trump says he doesn’t trust the jobs data, but Wall Street and economists do

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...

White House searches for new BLS Chief with ‘credibility,’ ‘experience’

President Trump has said he will choose a new Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics within the next three to four ...

Real Strains Inside the BLS Made It Vulnerable to Trump’s Accusations

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Friday ignited a crisis at the U.S.’s top ...