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Padilla says investigation into Trump ‘certainly in order’ after BLS director fired

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) on Sunday called for a bipartisan investigation into President Donald Trump‘s firing of the top ...

Larry Summers Eviscerates Trump for Firing Numbers Chief: ‘Really Scary Stuff’

Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers had choice words for President Donald Trump after he fired his stats boss over an ...
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Trump adviser defends firing of labour data head over negative report

US President Donald Trump’s decision to dismiss the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has sparked widespread ...

Trump economic adviser defends firing of labor official after soft jobs report

Kevin Hassett pointed to the scale of hiring data revisions when asked for evidence to support Trump’s claims that the jobs report was politically rigged.

Until Trump Fired Her, She Was an Economist With Bipartisan Support

Erika McEntarfer led the agency that produced key data on jobs and inflation. Then July’s report showed a weakening economy, ...

Former Treasury secretary says Trump ss trying to "scapegoat" Jerome Powell

President Donald Trump has for months tried to pressure Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell to resign from his post if he ...