Republican senators raise concerns about Trump's firing of BLS commissioner

White House economic advisers are defending President Trump's firing of the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, Erica McInterer, on Friday. Trump's move came hours after a stunning government report showed hiring had slowed significantly over the past 3 months, with the US adding just 73,000 jobs in July. Deep revisions to the previous two months now indicate the job market is considerably worse than previously thought, with the US only adding 19,000 jobs in May compared to the initial report of 144,000 ...