President Donald Trump ordered the firing of Erica Groshen, Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), after the BLS reported that the U.S. economy added only 73,000 jobs in July, well below estimates, and revised May and June job numbers downward by over 200,000. Trump accused Groshen of producing biased reports and claimed the numbers were rigged. Matt Gagnon criticized Trump’s actions, arguing that the BLS’s job reports are not partisan and are based on a rigorous, transparent system. Gagnon emphasized that the revisions are often more accurate and that Trump’s actions undermine the integrity of government data.
They gathered at the Washington National Cathedral on Thursday — former presidents, vice presidents, sworn political foes and newfound friends — in a show of respect and remembrance for Dick Cheney, the consequential and polarizing vice president who became an acidic scold of President Donald Trump.
Melania Trump and Usha Vance took their first trip together, spending time in North Carolina on Wednesday with service members and their families to show appreciation for their service and sacrifice as the holidays approach.
Members of the Sackler family who own OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma must pay billions of dollars to settle a flood of lawsuits over the harms of opioids, in a new deal formally approved by a federal bankruptcy judge on Tuesday.
The House voted overwhelmingly in favor of a bill Tuesday to force the Justice Department to publicly release its files on the convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, a remarkable display of approval for an effort that had struggled for months to overcome opposition from President Donald Trump and Republican leadership.
