The Latest Breaking News from Erika McEntarfer

After firing his predecessor for speaking the truth, Donald Trump picks ‘extreme partisan’ to parrot what the administration says

You say what the white house wants, or you're out.

We Got This Covered · Aug 12, 2025

Trump’s BLS appointee suggests suspending jobs report entirely until methods of data collection are ‘corrected’

"It’s a serious problem that needs to be fixed immediately," E.J. Antoni told Fox Business, adding that he may switch to a quarterly report.

Fortune · Aug 12, 2025

US inflation shows limited tariff impact, but prices still rise

The latest US numbers show July inflation came in softer than expected at 2.7%. Core prices hit 3.1%, with a more significant tariff hit expected later in the year.

Euronews · Aug 12, 2025

Who Is EJ Antoni? Trump Picks Economist From Ronald Reagan's 'Favorite Think Tank' To Head Bureau Of Labor Statistics

On Monday, President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate EJ Antoni as Commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS).

Benzinga · Aug 12, 2025

Trump nominates Bureau of Statistics critic to lead agency after previous head fired over bleak report

The previous commissioner of the labor agency was fired after the president raged at a poor showing in the recent jobs report

The Independent UK · Aug 12, 2025

Trump nominates Heritage Foundation economist as labor statistics chief

EJ Antoni, longtime critic of Bureau of Labor Statistics, nominated to replace Erika McEntarfer, who Trump fired

The Guardian - US · Aug 11, 2025

Trump picks Heritage economist Antoni to head BLS - Roll Call

President Donald Trump said he plans to nominate a researcher at a conservative think tank to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Roll Call · Aug 11, 2025

Labor Statistics Commissioner Fired Over 'Faked' Jobs Numbers—But Economists Warn the Real Threat Could Be To Market Trust

President Donald Trump‘s swift firing of Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on August 1 sent ripples through financial markets already reeling from disappointing employment data. The decision, announced just hours after July’s lackluster jobs report, has economists warning about a dangerous precedent that could undermine one of America’s…

Benzinga · Aug 11, 2025

Two Trump-appointed economists—and longtime friends—are clashing over Trump's jobs data

William Beach, who Stephen Moore calls a “good friend,” said Trump's numbers shared during his Oval Office presser were “the strangest thing in the world.”

Fortune · Aug 10, 2025

Bureau of Labor Statistics tells the US what’s up with the economy – Trump firing its top official may undercut trust in its data

Many financial and political analysts are trying to assess the impact of President Donald Trump’s decision to fire U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Erika McEntarfer on Aug. 1, 2025, the same day that an unemployment report conveyed weakness in the job market. Some of the strongest criticism of this…

The Conversation · Aug 8, 2025