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

The California Democrat’s comments come two days after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over the agency’s new employment numbers showing only 73,000 jobs being added in July and revealing ...

Top economist warns the U.S. is ‘on the precipice of recession’ — and it will be hard for the Fed to come to the rescue

"Consumer spending has flatlined, construction and manufacturing are contracting, and employment is set to fall." ...

Hassett says Trump ‘wants his own people’ at the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing commissioner

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended Donald Trump’s decision to fire Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, claiming the president “wants his own ...

White House officials defend firing of labor official as critics warn of trust erosion

WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump's firing of the head of the ...

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.
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Steve Moore warns job creation numbers are ‘increasingly unreliable’ amid weak July report

Former Trump economic advisor Steve Moore discusses the July jobs report and President Donald Trump’s efforts to make a new ...