Trump nominates conservative economist E.J. Antoni as new BLS commissioner
TL;DR
President Trump announced plans to nominate E.J. Antoni, a conservative economist and critic of BLS data, as the new BLS commissioner, following the firing of the previous commissioner amid controversy over the jobs report and concerns about data integrity and political influence.
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