President Donald Trump said that he would fill two key leadership positions with significant oversight of the US economy as soon as this week.

New and higher tariffs are set to take effect this week, amid signs the president's economic policies are resulting in higher prices and slower economic growth.

President Donald Trump has a pattern of dismissing or altering data that reflects poorly on him. During his first term, he ...

The monthly jobs report is already closely-watched on Wall Street and in Washington but has taken on a new importance after ...

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President Donald Trump was fuming about the July jobs report signaling a significant slowdown in the economy when he recalled ...

President Trump’s decision to fire the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics forced his allies into the awkward spot of ...

As controversy mounts over President Donald Trump’s indiscriminate, unilateral firing of the Commissioner of Labor Statistics ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett responded to Sen. Chuck Schumer calling him a "flack," on CNBC this morning, ...

White House National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett joins 'Squawk Box' to discuss President Trump's firing of the commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics following a dismal jobs report ...

National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett discusses the latest jobs report, the firing of the labor statistics chief ...

“The revisions are hard evidence,” National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett argued during a Sunday appearance on ...