Trump to nominate E.J. Antoni to lead Bureau of Labor Statistics

The president announced a little bit ago that he's going to nominate economist E. J. Anthony from the Heritage Foundation to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics.Now, this comes after Donald Trump fired the last BLS commissioner earlier this month after the latest data showed that the job growth had been a lot weaker than previously reported. Trump claimed those numbers were quote rigged, but offered no proof to back that up. If Antony does indeed get the job, he'll have to be confirmed by the Senate. ...