Trump to Appoint New Labor and Federal Reserve Officials This Week
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President Trump announced he will appoint a new BLS commissioner within days after firing the previous head, Erika McEntarfer, over a jobs report he claimed was manipulated, despite a lack of evidence. The administration defends the integrity of economic data, but critics warn that such actions threaten the nonpartisan nature of economic statistics.
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