President Donald Trump said Monday that he has nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation ...

E.J. Antoni's comments followed President Trump's firing of BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after the agency reported only 73,000 jobs added in July.

The nomination is already drawing sharp pushback from economists. Jason Furman, a former chief economic adviser in the Obama White House, called Antoni “completely unqualified” and “an extreme ...

Donald Trump’s nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics is ready and willing to help him rig economic data.

Trump also accused McEntarfer of “rigging” jobs data to make him look “bad” after July’s numbers came in soft and fired her shortly after Bannon and Antoni’s conversation.

EJ Antoni suggested that the agency should suspend its monthly jobs report, claiming it is unreliable and frequently ...

A 2006 Lansdale Catholic graduate has been tapped by former President Donald Trump to lead the federal agency responsible for collecting and publishing U.S. jobs and inflation data.

Photo: Alamy President Donald Trump on Monday announced the nomination of E.J. Antoni, chief economist at The Heritage Foundation, to serve as the next commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, ...

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 ...

Policymakers and business leaders will closely watch the release of inflation data on Tuesday, marking the latest look at ...

Trump names EJ Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics. Musk threatens legal action against Apple over alleged antitrust ...

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