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E.J. Antoni appointment by Trump sparks alarm among economists

Former BLS Commissioner Erica Groshen told Newsweek she is "trying to avoid rushing to judgment" on the new pick.

Who is E.J. Antoni, Trump's pick to lead the BLS?

P resident Donald Trump nominated E.J. Antoni, chief economist at the conservative Heritage Foundation, as the next ...

Trump picks E.J. Antoni as new Bureau of Labor Statistics head after firing old commissioner amid weak jobs report

President Trump announced E.J. Antoni as his nominee to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics on Monday, after he fired the ...

Trump’s BLS nominee met with criticism from economists and across the political spectrum

E.J. Antoni, President Trump's pick to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), has suggested ending the monthly jobs ...

Here’s how Trump’s BLS commissioner pick has criticized the BLS

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 ...

EJ Antoni: The Risk of Politicization at the Head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics

La recente nomina di EJ Antoni alla guida del Bureau of Labor Statistics sta suscitando preoccupazioni tra gli economisti per ...
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Trump’s BLS commissioner nominee EJ Antoni calls Social Security a “Ponzi scheme”

Frequent right-wing media guest and Project 2025 contributor E.J. Antoni — President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Bureau ...

Why Trump taping a BLS skeptic to lead agency is 'just a very bad idea'

President Trump says he is nominating E.J. Antoni to be the new Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner. Antoni has been a ...