E. J. Antoni, Heritage Foundation economist and former economist for the Texas Public Policy Foundation. Courtesy: Texas Public Policy Foundation Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni, chosen Monday by President Donald Trump to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, recently floated the idea of the BLS suspending its traditional monthly jobs reports. Antoni, in an interview…
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon participates in an Invest America Roundtable in the State Dining Room at the White House, in Washington, June 9, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters President Donald Trump on Tuesday said Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon should either replace the bank’s economist or “just focus on being a DJ,” days after…
Illinois Governor JB Pritzker speaks at the New Hampshire Democratic Party McIntyre-Shaheen Dinner in Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S., April 27, 2025. Sophie Park | Reuters Democratic lawmakers on Sunday defended their colleagues’ efforts in Texas to counter a GOP-led redistricting push, and chided President Donald Trump and Gov. Greg Abbott over what they argue is…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks, as he makes an announcement on the economy, in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., August 7, 2025. Jonathan Ernst | Reuters President Donald Trump on Sunday again signaled that he is ramping up plans to target crime in Washington, D.C., even as data shows…
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House on August 1, 2025 in Washington, DC. Win McNamee | Getty Images President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will hold a press availability at the White House next week to address violent crime in Washington, D.C., days after the White…
U.S. President Donald Trump walks towards reporters from Marine One at at the Lehigh Valley International Airport on August 03, 2025 in Allentown, Pennsylvania. Anna Moneymaker | Getty Images President Donald Trump and one of his top economic advisors on Monday stoked baseless conspiracies about federal jobs data, suggesting without evidence that Friday’s weaker-than-expected employment…
White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett speaks with reporters in the driveway outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington, DC, U.S., March 19, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett on Sunday defended President Donald Trump’s sudden decision to fire the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner, without citing…
A federal appeals court appeared skeptical Thursday of arguments from a Justice Department lawyer defending President Donald Trump‘s global tariff regime. Trump has claimed he has the power to impose a vast array of new tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. His use of that statute is the first time since it became…
U.S. President Donald Trump and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer react after picking up the trade agreement with the U.K. papers that Trump dropped as they speak to the media during the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alberta, Canada, June 16, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters President Donald Trump‘s sweeping tariff powers and recent trade deals…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on artificial intelligence at the “Winning the AI Race” Summit in Washington D.C., U.S., July 23, 2025. Kent Nishimura | Reuters President Donald Trump is set to tour the Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington Thursday afternoon to highlight what his administration says are budget-busting building renovations, the latest chapter…
