Republicans are angry that Donald Trump fired the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after the bureau’s lackluster jobs report showed a weak economy on Friday. Trump accused commissioner Erika McEntarfer, who was appointed by Joe Biden, of fabricating statistics now as well as before the 2024 election. Friday’s jobs report found that the U.S. economy added only 73,000 …
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Republicans slam Trump’s firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics chief | Republicans
Senior Republican lawmakers are condemning the decision of their party leader, Donald Trump, to fire the leading US labor market statistician after a report that showed the national economy added just 73,000 jobs – far fewer than expected – in July. The disappointing figures – coupled with a downward revision of the two previous months amounting to 258,000 fewer jobs …
Read More »Trump fires commissioner of labor statistics to be fired after weaker-than-expected jobs figures slam markets
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 …
Read More »Stewart, Colbert slam CBS, Trump for cancellation of late night franchise: ‘Fear and pre-compliance’ – Politico
Stewart, Colbert slam CBS, Trump for cancellation of late night franchise: ‘Fear and pre-compliance’ Politico Stephen Colbert mocks CBS’s reasoning for canceling ‘The Late Show’ The Washington Post David Letterman takes subtle aim at CBS amid Colbert ‘Late Show’ cancellation USA Today Jon Stewart slams CBS for decision to cancel ‘The Late Show With Stephen Colbert’ CNN Jon Stewart rips Paramount, CBS in profanity-laden …
Read More »Inevitable, yet humble: Scottie Scheffler grabs third slam leg with dominant Open victory
In the midst of battle, Rory McIlroy said what everybody has been thinking for some time. “Scottie Scheffler is…,” McIlroy began during his post-round television interview on Saturday evening. He quickly gave way: “It’s inevitable.” “He probably regrets saying that word,” McIlroy’s pal Shane Lowry said later. Only McIlroy couldn’t have been more right. Scheffler began Sunday’s final round of …
Read More »Scottie Scheffler wins Open Championship for third leg of career Grand Slam
Jul 20, 2025, 01:42 PM ET PORTRUSH, Northern Ireland — Scottie Scheffler may not find his life’s true fulfillment in winning, but that’s not going to keep him from continuing to do it on the sport’s biggest stages. Scheffler had all the time in the world to celebrate his latest major title, carding a 68 on Sunday to cruise to …
Read More »Wimbledon 2025 results, winner: Jannik Sinner avenges loss to Carlos Alcaraz to claim fourth Grand Slam title
Jannik Sinner didn’t have to wait long for his rematch opportunity and made the most of it on the sport’s biggest stage. The World No. 1 snapped a personal five-match losing skid to Carlos Alcaraz and captured his first career Wimbledon title, downing the nation’s top grass court player 4-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 in Sunday’s final at the All England Lawn & …
Read More »Carlos Alcaraz and Jannik Sinner’s Wimbledon final closes Grand Slam Sliding Doors
THE ALL ENGLAND CLUB, LONDON — Here they are again, five weeks later. Jannik Sinner and Carlos Alcaraz will walk onto Centre Court for the Wimbledon final Sunday, just over a month after their French Open final classic. At the same time, they will float further away from the rest of the field at the top of their sport. Before they duelled …
Read More »Phillies slam MLB for pitchers’ All-Star snubs after Brewers rookie makes team: ‘What a joke’
SAN DIEGO — A few weeks ago, the Phillies chartered another jet separate from the typical team plane. They expected a decent-sized party that would go from California to Atlanta to represent the club in the All-Star Game. Maybe it wouldn’t be as large as the franchise-record eight players who were honored in 2024. But they expected the group to …
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