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Trump's BLS pick fuels fears of rigged CPI, Social Security COLA cuts

Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, E.J. Antoni, has suggested pausing the monthly jobs report, raising ...

‘Underlying motives’: Why Trump’s BLS pick is in for a fight

Antoni has become a fixture on conservative talk radio and podcasts — including Steve Bannon’s “War Room” — and frequently ...

Tom Saler: Government workers like fired BLS commissioner are often overlooked, unappreciated

Saving taxpayer money, saving lives and finding novel solutions to meaningful problems is what government workers do every ...
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Trump Team Has Bonkers Excuse for Why BLS Pick Was at January 6 Riot

E.J. Antoni, the MAGA partisan Trump tapped to replace Erika McEntarfer as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was at the ...
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Wholesale prices surged in July, BLS says

The Federal Government put out a report today that concerns lenders and businesses worried about inflation, jobs and tariffs.
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After firing of BLS chief, Lutnick tells federal statisticians that independence is ‘nonsense’

The independence of federal statistical agencies is “nonsense,” the head of the Commerce Department and one of President ...

Trump’s BLS nominee met with criticism from economists and across the political spectrum

E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has suggested ending the monthly jobs ...

Past BLS Commissioners Say Changes Don’t Come Easy at the US Statistics Agency

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics caused a stir when it surfaced that he suggested the ...