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Trump's nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism

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President Donald Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni’s nomination has been met with a cascade of criticism from other economists, from across the political sp…

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  1. CBS News

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

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    President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the former commissioner earlier this month and blamed her for a weaker-than-expected jobs report

  2. The Hill

    Trump taps conservative economist EJ Antoni to serve as next labor statistics chief (opens The Hill)

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    President Trump on Monday announced he would nominate E.J. Antoni, a top economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics after he pushed out the previous leader. “Our Economy is booming, and E.J.

  3. Newsweek

    Who is E.J. Antoni? Trump taps new labor statistics chief (opens Newsweek)

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    Newsweek's feed description

    Antoni has served as the Chief Economist for the Heritage Foundation.

  4. Government Executive

    Trump taps economist from the Heritage Foundation to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens Government Executive)

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    Government Executive's feed description

    The nominee, E.J. Antoni, has harshly criticized the previous BLS commissioner.

  5. KOB 4

    Trump's nominee to oversee jobs, inflation data faces shower of criticism (opens KOB 4)

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    KOB 4's feed description

    President Donald Trump has selected E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, to be the next commissioner at the Labor Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. Antoni’s nomination has been met with a cascade of criticism from other economists, from across the political sp…

  6. The Columbian

    Trump names Heritage Foundation’s EJ Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens The Columbian)

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    The Columbian's feed description

    President Donald Trump named EJ Antoni, chief economist of the conservative Heritage Foundation, to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after firing the former head of the agency earlier this month.

  7. Oil Price

    Trump Nominates Outspoken BLS Critic EJ Antoni to Run Agency (opens Oil Price)

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    Donald Trump has nominated conservative economist EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, replacing a fired commissioner and prompting debate over the agency’s political independence.

  8. UPI

    Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic to head agency (opens UPI)

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    President Donald Trump on Monday nominated economist E.J. Antoni as commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, an agency he has criticized.

  9. The Daily Signal

    Trump Nominates Conservative Economist to Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens The Daily Signal)

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    President Donald Trump nominated The Heritage Foundation's lead economist as the next Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  10. KTVZ Bend

    Trump nominates Bureau of Labor Statistics critic as new commissioner (opens KTVZ Bend)

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    By Samantha Delouya, Samantha Waldenberg, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump on Monday nominated E.J. Antoni to be the new commissioner for the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the agency that collects and publishes data about jobs and inflation, after firing the previous commissioner, whom he accused wi…

  11. Honolulu Star-Advertiser

    Trump taps Heritage Foundation economist for top labor statistics post | Honolulu Star-Advertiser (opens Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

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    WASHINGTON >> President Donald Trump today said he was nominating economist E.J. Antoni as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, ten days after firing the statistics agency’s previous leader after a weak scorecard of the U.S.

  12. Townhall

    Meet the New Head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens Townhall)

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    President Trump nominates Dr. E.J. Antoni as the new head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

  13. Breitbart News

    Trump Taps Economist EJ Antoni to Lead Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    President Donald Trump picked economist Dr. EJ Antoni to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

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