White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after a weaker-than-expected jobs report.

The California Democrat’s comments come two days after Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer over the agency’s new employment numbers showing only 73,000 jobs being added in July and revealing ...

WASHINGTON >> Top White House economic advisers on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s firing of the head of the Bureau ...

White House officials on Sunday defended President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) following a weak jobs report, a move that has sparked broad criticism. “The ...

Kevin Hassett said the president wants his own people at the agency to provide “more transparent and reliable” jobs data.

Plus, the White House defends firing the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, and nostalgic millennials are having a moment.

On Sunday, William Beach, who preceded McEntarfer as BLS commissioner, told CNN's "State of the Union" that her firing was "groundless," and that there was "no way" for her to rig the numbers, since ...

President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician ...

President Donald Trump’s acolytes are scrambling to rationalize his decision to fire the nation’s top labor statistician after she delivered a bruising reality check. Trump was confronted with a weak ...

The director of the White House National Economic Council defended President Trump's firing of the official charged with ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett criticized the accuracy of recent job numbers and called for a review of the ...