BLS commissioner reacts to Trump firing
Erika McEntarfer, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), whom President Trump fired following a dismal jobs report, said it was the “honor of my life” to...
‘More like a blue trickle’: Dems are hoping for a blue wave that might not happen
Many Democrats are betting on a blue wave next year to help them regain favor with disenchanted voters and claw back some control in Washington — but several key indica...
White House officials rush to defend Trump after shaky economic week
Donald Trump administration officials fanned out on Sunday’s US political shows to defend the president’s policies after a bruising week of poor economic, trade and emp...
EPA administrator defends administration’s move to revoke 2009 finding pollution endangers human health
Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s move to repeal the so-called endangerment finding that planet-war...
Former Fox host Jeanine Pirro confirmed as U.S. attorney for D.C.
The Senate voted to confirm former Fox News host and prosecutor Jeanine Pirro as U.S. attorney for Washington, D.C. Pirro had been serving as interim U.S. attorney for...
Complex questions echo after a reference to Trump’s impeachments is removed from a history museum
NEW YORK — It would seem the most straightforward of notions: A thing takes place, and it goes into the history books or is added to museum exhibits. But whether someth...
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett defends Trump's firing of labor statistics head
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as well as the presi...
The National-Park Tours of Trump’s Dreams
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'Canary in the coal mine': Jack Smith faces retaliatory investigation over Jan 6 prosecution
The US Office of Special Counsel, which is supposed to be an independent federal agency, has launched an investigation into Smith over an alleged violation of the Hatch...
Former Trump statistics chief slams Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer
The head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics from President Donald Trump's first term is panning his Friday firing of Erika McEntarfer, who oversaw a July jobs report tha...