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GOP mocks House Democrats’ request for a hearing on why Trump fired the BLS commissioner
The House Education and the Workforce Committee is unlikely to fulfill a request from House Democrats to hold a congressional ...
President Donald Trump clashes with CNBC’s Joe Kernen over firing of BLS commissioner
Trump defended firing BLS commissioner Erika McEntarfer, sparking tense exchange with CNBC’s Joe Kernen on "Squawk Box" over ...
Trump’s Firing of BLS Chief Prompts Democrats to Propose Bill Protecting Stats-Agency Heads
The bill’s path forward is doubtful given that it would need to earn at least some Republican support in the House and Senate ...
Former House Speaker Paul Ryan on Trump's tariff agenda, Fed independence and BLS chief's ouster
Paul Ryan, Solamere Capital partner, Teneo vice chairman and former House Speaker, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the state of ...
Trump says he'll name BLS, Fed appointments in the next 3 to 4 days
President Donald Trump plans to fill two important economic vacancies in the next 3-4 days, he said Sunday. The BLS ...
Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data
Investors have long parsed economic reports on the labor market or inflation to help determine prices for stocks and bonds.
Trump’s shoot-the-messenger tactic will only hurt the economy more
We’ve all been there, in the middle of an objectively bad outcome, and had the same knee-jerk reaction: Blame someone else!
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'Nuclear scenario': Ex-Fed official warns Trump leaving economic policy 'badly damaged'
President Donald Trump is making a concerted effort to put MAGA loyalists in charge of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics ...