Trump Fires Data Chief on Bad Job News, Gets Chance to Tilt Fed
Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, hours after it sent markets tumbling with a report that showed a dramatic slowdown in US hiring. It's an escalation of his campaign against economic institutions long held to be above partisan politics — one that until now has principally targeted the Federal Reserve.
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