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SpaceX just fired up its newest Starship spacecraft on Thursday (July 31), to help prep the vehicle for an upcoming test flight. The company conducted a “static fire” trial with the 171-foot-tall (52 meters) Starship upper stage at its Starbase site in South Texas on Thursday, briefly igniting one of the vehicle’s six Raptor engines. “Starship single-engine static fire demonstrating …

President Donald Trump announced on Friday the dismissal of the US Commissioner of Labor Statistics, just hours after the entity had published its latest report on job growth and the economy. Commissioner Erika McEntarfer has been leading the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) since January 2024. The post, a four-year term, is the only one in the agency that is …

Trump Fires Data Chief on Bad Job News, Gets Chance to Tilt Fed  Bloomberg.com Lashing Out Over Russia and Jobs Data, Trump Displays His Volatile Side  The New York Times Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Dept. official  NBC News Brooks and Capehart on Trump’s firing of labor statistics head after weak jobs report  PBS Who is Erika McEntarfer, the Bureau …

U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer defended President Trump’s decision to fire a key official responsible for employment reports, telling CBS News on Friday that Mr. Trump has “real concerns” about the accuracy of federal economic data. Greer spoke to “Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan” hours after the monthly jobs report showed a hiring slowdown in July and revised down …

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, …

Facebook Tweet Email Link President Donald Trump has fired Dr. Erika McEntarfer, the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, whom he accused, without evidence, of manipulating the monthly jobs reports for “political purposes.” The BLS’ monthly labor report Friday showed that the US economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, far below expectations. It also sharply revised down the …

Trump, Claiming Weak Jobs Numbers Were ‘Rigged,’ Fires Labor Official  The New York Times Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Kevin O’Leary on Trump’s BLS firing: ‘Don’t shoot the messenger’  The Hill Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report  AP News Republican senators raise concerns about Trump’s firing of Labor Dept. official  NBC News Source …

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 fires labor statistics chief after large revision to jobs report  The Washington Post Trump fires a senior official over jobs numbers  CNN Veterans Unemployment Rate Drops, But Trump Fires BLS Commissioner After Weak Overall Jobs Report  Military.com Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets  CNBC Fed Governor Steps Down Early, Giving Trump Opportunity to Appoint New Official  The New …

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 …