Source: Politico
“The White House is withdrawing the nomination of E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics amid criticism of the pick from across the political spectrum. The decision to pull the nomination was confirmed Tuesday by two people with knowledge of the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss personnel decisions. President Donald Trump tapped Antoni, a Heritage Foundation economist, to lead the agency after he fired former Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following a soft jobs report last month. William Wiatrowski, who’s been deputy commissioner since 2015, has served as the acting commissioner at the agency since McEntarfer was removed.” (09/30/25)