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BLS nominee made claim that no ‘sensible economist would use’ — and that’s one of the kinder comments about him

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a series of controversial assertions that ...

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 ...
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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Trump Removal of BLS Commissioner Prompts Questions About Accuracy of Economic Stats

Donald Trump's dismissal two weeks ago Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer and nomination of EJ Antoni ...

How bent BLS data could fuel conservatives’ war on working women

Donald Trump’s attempt to replace the chief of the Bureau of Labor Statistics with a MAGA extremist has advocates for women ...