Trump Fires Official Over Jobs Report, Echoing an Authoritarian Playbook

In firing the head of the agency that collects employment statistics, the president underscored his tendency to suppress facts he doesn’t like and promote his own version of reality.

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Big Downward Jobs Revisions Could Be a Warning Sign for the Economy

Employers added far fewer jobs in May and June than previously reported. Such downgrades have historically meant trouble for the labor market.

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Federal Government Shed 12,000 Jobs in July

The U.S. government has lost 84,000 jobs since January as the Trump administration aggressively reduces the work force.

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Employers Pulled Back on Hiring, Adding 73,000 Jobs

The labor market showed signs of weakening, as job gains for the previous two months were also revised lower.

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What’s Next for Trump’s Plans to Dismantle the Education Department

Administration officials have already begun the process of transferring certain functions to other agencies.

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The Trump administration expands its crackdown on undocumented immigrants’ access to federal benefits.

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Trump Removed Crypto Warnings from Retirement Plans. Will It Affect 401(k)s?

Regulators under President Trump are taking a neutral position on crypto, retreating from the Biden administration’s more cautionary stance.

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US Hiring Stayed Strong Amid Early Days of Tariff Policy, Jobs Report Shows

The picture of a steady job market, even if backward looking, reassured investors worried about a trade-induced economic slowdown.

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US Hiring Stayed Strong Amid Early Days of Tariff Policy, Jobs Report Shows

The picture of a steady job market, even if backward looking, reassured investors worried about a trade-induced economic slowdown.

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Alexis Herman, First Black Secretary of Labor, Dies at 77

A social worker, she became a Democratic Party insider and joined President Bill Clinton’s cabinet during his second term.

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