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Donald Trump · United StatesTrump Dismisses Labor Statistics Commissioner Over Jobs Data President Donald Trump took decisive action on Friday by ordering the dismissal of Erika L. McEntarfer, the commissioner of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. This move followed the release of employment data that fell short of expectations.McEntarfer, appointed by former President Joe Biden in 2023 and confirmed by the U.S. Senate, found her position terminated as Trump expressed di…See the Story
Trump fires Bureau of Labor Statistics head hours after weak jobs report
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Texas Politics · TexasRepublican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott says he will begin trying to remove Democratic lawmakers from office Monday if they don’t return after dozens of them left the state in a last-resort attempt to block redrawn U.S. House maps that President Donald Trump wants before the 2026 midterm elections.See the Story
Texas Democrats leave state in bid to stop new congressional map
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Movies & TV · United StatesLoni Anderson, who played a struggling radio station’s empowered receptionist on the hit TV comedy “WKRP in Cincinnati,” died Sunday, just days before her 80th birthday.See the Story
Popular 1980s Actor Loni Anderson of the Hit Series 'WKRP in Cincinnati' Has Died
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