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White House searches for a new BLS chief with 'credibility' and 'experience'

Trump fired the previous head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he was unhappy with a weaker-than-expected July jobs ...

Trump signals higher tariffs, defends firing of BLS chief in combative CNBC interview

A defiant President Trump defended his firing of a top government jobs monitor and said he would like to run again in 2028.

Trump’s BLS Firing Tests Wall Street’s Reliance on Government Data

Some fear a decline in the world-leading economic statistics underpinning U.S. markets.

BLS integrity attacks are dangerous for economy and evidence-based policy: Aspen's Melissa Kearney

Melissa Kearney, Aspen Economic Strategy Group director, joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss the conversation around the BLS, where ...

Whoever Trump picks to lead BLS is in for a ride

President Donald Trump’s firing Friday of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer — a Biden appointee who’d been confirmed with overwhelming bipartisan support — pierced BLS’s reputation and created ...

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 ...

Nebraska Republican faces rowdy town hall with questions about Epstein files and fired BLS chief

In between, the Nebraska Republican was consistently heckled while responding to questions about releasing more information ...