And on Friday, when the July jobs report revisions showed a distressed economy, Trump had an answer: He fired the official in ...

Bacon spoke to CNN Monday night. He said it was a mistake to fire the director before getting the facts first. Bacon called ...

Most economists say that the Bureau of Labor Statistics is a nonpolitical agency staffed by people obsessed with getting the ...

President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled one of his simmering resentments: the statistician overseeing the ...

CONGRESSIONAL RECESS: Members of Congress have headed home for their summer recess. Several lawmakers are holding town halls ...

President Trump will soon appoint a new BLS chief after firing Erika McEntarfer, raising concerns over politicizing economic ...

President Donald Trump thrust the nation's system for economic data collection into the spotlight in recent days after he ...

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday directed the arrests of state House Democrats who fled the Lone Star State for blue states in an effort to stop the GOP’s redistricting legislation.

Friday's unexpectedly weak jobs report signals that some sectors are cutting back on hiring amid economic uncertainty.

Republicans are even calling out Trump over the firing of the BLS chief, and most of them who have a basic grasp on reality ...