WASHINGTON —

President Donald Trump is firing the head of the federal agency in charge of tracking hiring data after claiming, without evidence, that new figures were "rigged" to make him look bad.

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It's his latest attack on economic institutions that are intended to operate on a non-partisan basis. The president also renewed his pressure campaign on the Federal Reserve on Friday after its governing board decided not to cut interest rates earlier this week.

Trump fired Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Erika McEntarfer — who was appointed by former President Joe Biden — after a newly released report found U.S. employers added a weaker-than-expected 73,000 jobs in July. There were also 258,000 fewer jobs created in May and June than previously

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