00:00⇢BLS Chief Ousted Amidst Jobs Report Dispute
⌨US media extensively covers President Trump's firing of the Bureau of Labor Statistics commissioner after a weak July jobs report, which saw downward revisions to prior months (ABC News, Breitbart, MSNBC, NPR, NYTimes, Boston Globe, CNN, Newsweek, Washington Post, AP News, HuffPost, USA Today). This action follows his history of challenging jobs data and includes implied accusations of manipulation (Breitbart, NYTimes). The economic climate, with new tariffs and stock market impacts, and the deployment of nuclear submarines remain secondary discussions (CBS, Newsweek, Slate, Common Dreams, The Daily Wire).