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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 ...

Fact Check: Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni's office

The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.

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 ...

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 ...
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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 ...

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

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

BLS Data Changes Would Ripple to Labor Enforcement, Rulemakings

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics has already proposed data collection changes that would ...

Economists send harsh message to White House over BLS nominee

McEntarfer was confirmed by a broad bipartisan vote of 86 "yes" votes to 8 "no"s in January 2024. Current Vice President JD ...