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Washington — President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the former commissioner earlier this month, blaming her for a weaker-than-expected jobs report.  Antoni is a fellow at the conservative Heritage Foundation think tank, and he holds a doctorate in economics from Northern Illinois University. He’s defended Mr. …

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump had a special guest in the Oval Office on Thursday: the right-wing economist Stephen Moore, who came bearing charts purportedly depicting bogus job numbers during Joe Biden’s presidency. It was the latest White House effort to justify Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics over a bad jobs report last Friday. …

Top vaccine regulator returns to FDA after recent firing  Politico Vinay Prasad returns to the FDA, weeks after his ouster  statnews.com Ousted Vaccine Regulator Vinay Prasad To Return to FDA  Bloomberg.com UCSF professor resigns from Trump’s FDA after right-wing conspiracy theorist calls him ‘leftist saboteur’  The Mercury News Navigating the Precipice: Sarepta’s Turbulent Journey and the Biotech Innovation Paradox  AInvest Source link

Disney and Lucasfilm said Thursday that they had settled a lawsuit filed by the actor Gina Carano, who alleged she was wrongfully terminated from the Star Wars television series “The Mandalorian” in 2021. Carano filed a lawsuit in federal court in California in February 202,4, alleging she was fired from her role on the show for voicing right-wing opinions on …

‘Mandalorian’ actress Gina Carano settles with Lucasfilm, Disney over firing  The Washington Post Disney settles wrongful termination lawsuit with former Star Wars actress Gina Carano  Fox Business Mandalorian actor Gina Carano settles lawsuit with Disney – and thanks Elon Musk for funding it  Sky News Lucasfilm and Disney settle with actor Gina Carano following her firing from ‘The Mandalorian’  CNN Mandalorian actress settles lawsuit …

Actress Gina Carano has settled her lawsuit against Disney and Lucasfilm after she was fired from Star Wars franchise spin-off The Mandalorian. She was dropped from the cast in 2021 following comments she made comparing being a Republican in the US to being a Jew during the Holocaust. Ms Carano, a former MMA fighter who played Cara Dune in the …

Disney and Lucasfilm have settled a lawsuit from Gina Carano, who accused the studios of discrimination and wrongful termination over her firing from The Mandalorian. In a statement, a Lucasfilm spokesperson said, “With this lawsuit concluded, we look forward to identifying opportunities to work together with Ms. Carano in the near future.” “We have reached an agreement with Gina Carano to resolve the issues …

Lucasfilm and the Walt Disney Company have reached a mutual agreement in their legal dispute with Gina Carano following her firing from “The Mandalorian.” A Lucasfilm spokesperson said in a statement provided to Variety, “The Walt Disney Company and Lucasfilm are pleased to announce that we have reached an agreement with Gina Carano to resolve the issues in her pending lawsuit against …

Jeff KassoufAug 7, 2025, 12:49 PM ET Close Jeff Kassouf covers women’s soccer for ESPN, focusing on the USWNT and NWSL. In 2009, he founded The Equalizer, a women’s soccer news outlet, and he previously won a Sports Emmy at NBC Sports and Olympics. North Carolina Courage chief soccer officer and sporting director Dr. Ceri Bowley said in a news …

Congressional news January 6th Federal agencies Donald Trump See all topics Facebook Tweet Email Link Two senior FBI officials, including one who initially resisted the Trump administration’s effort to gather the names of agents who worked on cases related to the US Capitol attack on January 6, 2021, are being fired, multiple sources tell CNN. Brian Driscoll, who was acting …