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Trump picks E.J. Antoni as new Bureau of Labor Statistics head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report

President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the ...

Trump nominates EJ Antoni for BLS chief after firing predecessor over jobs report

President Donald Trump nominated Heritage Foundation economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics. His ...

BLS nominee made claim that no ‘sensible economist would use’ — and that’s one of the kinder comments about him

President Donald Trump’s nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics has made a series of controversial assertions that ...

Fact Check: Analyzing image claiming to show Nazi ship art in Trump BLS pick E.J. Antoni's office

The artwork depicting a German battleship called the Bismarck was visible in two interviews with Antoni in 2023 and 2024.

Trump Names Heritage’s EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

President Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor ...

Trump's BLS nominee E.J. Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs report

E.J. Antoni, an economist nominated by President Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, said the jobs report is flawed.
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Trump Taps Project 2025 Architect Who Wants to Do Away With the Jobs Report to Run BLS

On Monday night, President Donald Trump announced his new pick to run the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) after firing the ...

Bannon Pushes EJ Antoni for BLS, Wants ‘MAGA Republican’ in Role

Steve Bannon, a senior adviser to President Donald Trump in his first term and an influential voice in conservative circles, ...

Trump BLS nominee floats ending key jobs report

E.J. Antoni, the conservative economist President Donald Trump named Monday as his pick to lead the nonpartisan Bureau of ...

BLS nominee E.J. Antoni suggests suspending monthly jobs reports

Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner nominee E.J. Antoni has suggested suspending monthly jobs reports in favor of more ...
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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 ...