The US president fired Erika McEntarfer, head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, over job numbers. What’s the potential ...

By all means, President Donald Trump had good reason to fire a Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner who failed to solve ...

President Donald Trump wants to fire Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, who he appointed, because Powell wouldn’t do what Trump wanted. Then the job market numbers were revised, unfavorably, so ...

Trump’s reaction to July’s jobs report created a whole new controversy. Can Congress’ new normal be disrupted? Plus, KCRW ...

“Let me put it this way: People make mistakes all the time driving the car. Now imagine that you blur the windshield,” he ...

Fears over the reliability of US economic data follow Trump’s aggressive attack on the independence of the Federal Reserve.

In a world where the only "truth" is found on Trump’s Truth Social, the only "facts" are alternative ones, and the only ...

After the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a worse-than-expected US jobs report, President Trump fired the agency’s head, Erika McEntarfer, claiming her numbers were ‘wrong’ and manipulated.

Bureau of Labor Statistics faces scrutiny over data collection methods following disappointing July jobs report that missed ...

In the battle between fear and facts, Trump has scored some early victories. But the costs of his crusade continue to mount.

Weak jobs data came out hours before President Donald Trump fired the head of labor statistics. A report on gross domestic ...

Here's why firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner could undermine trust in indicators the government releases and ...