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 …
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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, …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti reportedly submitted a letter to the NCAA Committee on Infractions recommending that Michigan not face additional penalties related to the sign-stealing operation uncovered during the 2023 season According to a report from ESPN’s Dan Wetzel, sources familiar with the case said the letter was read at the Wolverines’ two-day infractions committee hearing in June. Petitti himself did …
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Michigan’s June hearing in front of the NCAA Committee on Infractions included a letter from Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti arguing that Michigan should face no additional sanctions stemming from its 2023 impermissible scouting scandal, ESPN reported Monday. The Big Ten confirmed to The Athletic that Petitti provided a letter to the NCAA, as he was unable to attend the hearing …
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