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Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump is ousting Billy Long from his role as commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service just two months after he was confirmed to the position, four sources familiar told CNN. Trump has already selected Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent to serve as the acting head of the IRS while the administration seeks a more permanent …

Trump Is Replacing Billy Long as I.R.S. Commissioner  The New York TimesView Full Coverage on Google News Source link

President Trump’s advisers are defending his decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after Friday’s jobs report showed the economy gaining just 73,000 jobs in July. In a social media post on Friday, Trump baselessly claimed the numbers “were RIGGED in order to make the Republicans, and ME, look bad.” On Sunday, National Economic Council Director …

Trump Live Updates: White House Defends Firing BLS Commissioner Over Weak Job Numbers  The New York Times White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump’s firing of labor statistics head  NBC News Larry Summers says Trump’s accusations of manipulated jobs numbers are ‘preposterous’  ABC News Trump’s Former Jobs Data Chief Decries Firing of Successor  Bloomberg ‘The revisions are hard evidence’: White House struggles to …

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Friday removed the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously reported. READ MORE: U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month as labor market weakens in face of Trump trade wars Trump, …

Trump fires BLS commissioner, raising concerns about economic data quality  Reuters Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Dept. official  NBC News Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report  AP News Top White House economist: I believe jobs numbers, but agency needs fixes  Axios Source link

Trump to fire BLS commissioner after bad jobs report  The Hill Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Trump fires BLS commissioner after weak jobs report  NBC News Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report  AP News Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers  CNN Source link

President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after a stunning government report showed that hiring had slowed down significantly over the past three months. Taking to Truth Social, he attacked Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the BLS. He claimed that the country’s jobs reports “are being produced by Biden …

U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, as he departs for Scotland, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., July 25, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Friday fired the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, hours after the agency reported that job growth in the U.S. had slowed to a near-halt. In a Truth Social post that …

David HaleJul 22, 2025, 11:22 AM ET Close College football reporter. Joined ESPN in 2012. Graduate of the University of Delaware. In his remarks to open the ACC’s annual kickoff event in Charlotte, commissioner Jim Phillips emphasized a need for “restraint” and “cooperation” by schools and conferences as college athletics works to create a framework for the future. Phillips said …