Why the president’s abrupt move at the Bureau of Labor Statistics is raising questions about the future of U.S. economic data.

Economists say unbiased data is essential for policymaking, and for democracy.

In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of…

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Trump administration officials question data amid condemnation of dismissal of Bureau of Labor Statistics head.

When Trump fired the top labor statistics official, the aides responsible for running our economy went along for the ride.

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of criticizing an agency they had freely cited in the past.

Why the president’s abrupt move at the Bureau of Labor Statistics is raising questions about the future of U.S. economic data.

President Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics last week and described a jobs report that included a big downward revision as “rigged.”

President Trump promoted his own version of reality in the Oval Office after firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics last week.