Trump, Antoni and Bureau of Labor Statistics
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President Donald Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His nomination comes shortly after Trump fired former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer,
On Monday night, President Donald Trump announced his new pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after firing the previous commissioner and baselessly alleging that recently released poor jobs numbers were “rigged.”
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BLS nominee EJ Antoni floats suspending monthly jobs report
Wall Street depends on the Bureau of Labor Statistics' flagship jobs report for economic and Fed policy clues.
Steve Bannon, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term and an influential voice in conservative circles, is pushing for EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
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Fact Check: Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni's office
The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.
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The Case Against E.J. Antoni
Opposing his nomination to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics is the one thing the left and right can agree on.
President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a series of controversial assertions that critics say undermines his desire to have the agency better collect and process economic data.
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