White House Pulls Antoni’s Nomination for Head of BLS (3)

The White House pulled the nomination of EJ Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics, throwing the leadership of the critical data agency into further disarray after President Donald Trump fired the former commissioner.

A White House official said that the administration looked forward to nominating a new candidate soon. Antoni did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Antoni was slated to appear before a Senate committee for a confirmation hearing for the BLS commissioner role, which is the only political appointee in an agency of roughly 2,000 people.

“I appreciated meeting with Dr. Antoni, and ...