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E.J. Antoni Appointment by Trump Sparks Alarm Among Economists

Former BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen told Newsweek she is "trying to avoid rushing to judgment" on the new pick.

Here’s how Trump’s BLS commissioner pick has criticized the BLS

Hours before President Donald Trump fired former Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner Erika McEntarfer this month, E.J. Antoni appeared on former White House strategist Steve Bannon’s podcast to ...

Trump’s BLS nominee met with criticism from economists and across the political spectrum

E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has suggested ending the monthly jobs ...

Trump’s Pick to Lead Labor Data Agency Adds to Fears of Political Interference

By résumé alone, Dr. Antoni, 37, is an unusual pick to head the agency, which is officially a part of the Department of Labor ...
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Trump Team Has Bonkers Excuse for Why BLS Pick Was at January 6 Riot

E.J. Antoni, the MAGA partisan Trump tapped to replace Erika McEntarfer as head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, was at the ...

‘Underlying motives’: Why Trump’s BLS pick is in for a fight

Antoni has become a fixture on conservative talk radio and podcasts — including Steve Bannon’s “War Room” — and frequently ...

Trump picks Heritage economist Antoni to lead US labor statistics agency

U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday said he was nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics ...

Trump picks Heritage economist Antoni to head BLS

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

‘The world is not going to trust our data’: Donald Trump’s BLS pick sparks alarm

Trump’s pick to lead the BLS, EJ Antoni, a fierce loyalist and cheerleader for the president’s tariffs and economic strategy, has only deepened the anxiety. “The hope was that he would pick someone .