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 Real Clear Politics: Tuesday morning, the Bureau of Labor Statistics dropped a bombshell that should terrify economists and workers alike: They hallucinated nearly one million jobs that never actually existed between March 2024 and March this year. While some revisions are normal, this is a record-setting high in either direction. For the last eighteen months, we’ve been making policy decisions based on phantom positions that existed only in government spreadsheets. Revisions to estimated job creation statistics are standard procedure – the BLS always adjusts preliminary estimates when more complete data arrives. But the scale of what’s been happening lately is unprecedented: May’s numbers were slashed by 125,000 and June’s by 133,000, a combined quarter of a million phantom jobs on top of yesterday’s numbers, that simply never existed. Any doubt that the Federal Reserve will begin cutting interest rates has all but vanished in light of these revisions. This is their go-to play...

 Red State: ... In a statement on Tuesday from the White House, it said that, "The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) just revised down their jobs numbers from April 2024 to March 2025 by 911,000 jobs — the biggest revision on record and another blunder in the lengthy history of inaccuracies and incompetence at BLS." ... ... The Biden administration is looking more inept as the Trump administration digs into the numbers. It appears that they may have been fabricating the numbers for political purposes.

 Newsmax: President Donald Trump on Monday rebuked foreign companies with illegal workers after hundreds of employees at a Hyundai Motor car battery facility under construction in Ellabell, Georgia, were detained in a raid by U.S. authorities on Thursday. "Following the Immigration Enforcement Operation on the Hyundai Battery Plant in Georgia, I am hereby calling on all Foreign Companies investing in the United States to please respect our Nation's Immigration Laws," Trump said via his TruthSocial site . "Your Investments are welcome, and we encourage you to LEGALLY bring your very smart people, with great technical talent, to build World Class products, and we will make it quickly and legally possible for you to do so. What we ask in return is that you hire and train American Workers. Together, we will all work hard to make our Nation not only productive, but closer in unity than ever before." ... Companies in the US should not be hiring illegals to do the work...

 DC Daily Journal: ... The American people have been fed a lie about Joe Biden’s economy, and the truth is finally breaking through. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) dropped a bombshell on Tuesday, revealing that the U.S. economy added 911,000 fewer jobs from April 2024 to March 2025 than previously claimed. This isn’t just a minor tweak—it’s the largest downward revision in BLS history, exposing the hollow promises of Biden’s alleged economic recovery. The Trump administration is rightfully sounding the alarm, calling for a complete overhaul of the broken system that propped up these false numbers. “Today, the BLS released the largest downward revision on record proving that President Trump was right: Biden’s economy was a disaster and the BLS is broken,” White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt declared. Her words cut through the fog of Washington’s spin, laying bare the reality that the Biden administration’s job numbers were a mirage, designed to mislead hardworking Ame...

  Blaze: Proving conservatives right again, a newly released study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research shows that California experienced massive job loss since enacting a $20 minimum wage across the state. AB 1228 was passed by the California assembly in September 2023, establishing the state’s “Fast Food Council” to set and change the minimum wage — which was previously $16 an hour. The bill was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom (D) in April 2024. “Who could have guessed that this would have happened?” BlazeTV host Sara Gonzales says on “Sara Gonzales Unfiltered.” “The fast-food industry, by the way, actually lost 18,000 jobs since the minimum wage hike in April 2024.” This represents a 3.2% decline in that sector compared to others in different states. “When you decide they all have to make $20 an hour, you remind the employer that those people are now no longer needed,” BlazeTV host Stu Burguiere says, adding, “And this is before we even get into robo...

  Breitbart: President Donald Trump is growing the nation’s workforce by filling open jobs with native-born Americans, rather than importing more migrants to take such work, Bureau of Labor Statistics data reveals. “Compared with the start of the year, foreign-born employment is down by over half a million workers and American-born employment is up by over two million,” Breitbart News Economics Editor John Carney reported . And while hundreds of thousands of native-born Americans are scoring jobs in Trump’s economy, the all-important labor force participation rate rose from 61.4 percent to 61.8 percent, with the highest level ever of native-born Americans employed. The Heritage Foundation’s E.J. Antoni made a similar note, mainly that compared to former President Joe Biden’s migrant economy — where nearly all net job growth went to foreign-born workers — Trump’s economy is delivering nearly all net job growth to native-born Americans. “What a difference a president makes: last Nov,...

 Blaze: A raid on a meatpacking plant in Nebraska has caused a surge in job applications following the apprehension of 76 employees who were detained and removed from the premises by federal authorities. After just a few days, a dozen illegal workers had already been removed from the state or deported, while more than 60 were taken to a detention center, NBC News reported . What happened after the Immigration and Customs Enforcement raid, though, defied a sentiment that has permeated across the country: that no American wants the jobs that illegal workers perform. As Glenn Valley Foods mourned the loss of what the company called "family" members (referring to illegal employees), prospective employees banged on the doors looking to fill the roles that the company itself said were very hard to hire for. "It takes skilled people that take pride in what they do," company president Chad Hartmann told NBC News. Still, the company's entire waiting room was packed with...

 Trending Politics: The Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision on Thursday involving an Ohio woman who alleges reverse discrimination. The decision could become a key victory in ongoing ideological wars against diversity, equality, and inclusion initiatives. In a 9-0 decision that, believe it or not, was penned by left-leaning Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, the highest court in the land ruled that Marlean Ames was not required to meet a “higher burden of proof to prove that she was discriminated against despite being part of a ‘majority’ group,” the New York Post said. ... This should put an end to the Diversity, Equity and Inclusion discrimination against white job candidates.  Hiring should be done on the basis of merit.  That gives a measure of fairness to job candidates and also increases the productivity of the hiring company.  See also: Teen suspended for using legal term for migrant invaders comes out on top, will likely receive apology from school boa...

  Daily Wire: Federal ‘Job Corps’ Spends Up To $764K Per Graduate. Participants Go On To Earn $17K Annually. The $1.8 billion job training program for impoverished youth could be DOGE's next target after dismal stats are revealed. This looks like a waste of money for a program that is ineffective.  It should be subject to the DOGE cuts. 

 Trending Politics: The Trump Administration secured a massive legal victory with far-reaching implications on Saturday, when the D.C. Court of Appeals issued a ruling that could grant the administration relief in several ongoing cases. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit on Saturday granted a stay on a lower court’s order that had mandated the reinstatement of over 1,000 Voice of America (VOA) employees who had been let go by the Trump Administration, which has moved to largely gut United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM). A lower court judge had previously ordered the reinstatement of all employees and a full return to previous VOA operating standards. “This is a huge victory for President Trump and his Article II powers granted in the United States Constitution. It’s also a victory for US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) and VOA,” Kari Lake, who has been serving as a senior advisor to the USAGM for the Trump Administration, told Fox News after Saturday’s ruling w...

 PJ Media: The left’s doom-and-gloom predictions about President Trump’s trade war have once again proven to be partisan fearmongering. The April 2025 jobs report delivered a welcome dose of optimism for the U.S. economy, surpassing expectations across the board. Employers added 177,000 jobs last month — beating even the most optimistic Wall Street forecasts, which had topped out at 171,000. The labor force participation rate ticked up slightly to 62.6%, continuing its gradual climb and signaling renewed confidence among Americans returning to work. The household employment survey was even more encouraging, revealing a surge of 436,000 more employed workers, pushing the total to nearly 164 million. Notably, the quality of jobs is also improving. Full-time employment jumped by 305,000, while the number of Americans holding multiple jobs actually declined by 76,000, suggesting more people are securing positions that pay enough to allow them to shed second jobs. “This is the second m...

 Townhall: ... Despite the strong economic news, liberal networks barely mentioned the March jobs report, which showed U.S. employers added 228,000 jobs—far surpassing expectations of 140,000. Economists had forecast just 115,000, yet businesses delivered 209,000 new positions. Adding to the positive outlook, the Consumer Price Index fell, driven by lower gas prices. Still, coverage was nearly nonexistent: ABC gave the story just 14 seconds, NBC only 11 seconds, and CBS skipped it entirely on release day—only briefly mentioning it for 20 seconds the following morning. Critics argue it’s another example of the media downplaying economic wins under Trump. The media is mostly made up of Democrats, and they have their own agenda, which is not supported by most Americans.  Good news for most Americans is not good news for the Democrats' agenda.

 Trending Politics: The Trump tariffs have led to another economic victory, with chipmaking giant Nvidia announcing its intention to add hundreds of thousands of manufacturing jobs across the U.S. over the next four years. On Monday, the company unveiled plans to invest upward of $500 billion in U.S. production as it prepares to manufacture artificial intelligence supercomputer components domestically for the first time. Construction will take place in Arizona and Texas, where Nvidia and its partners have commissioned more than a million square feet of manufacturing space. The facilities, set for completion by 2029, will focus on churning out the first iterations of the company’s Blackwell architecture, an AI supercomputer chip packed with over 200 billion transistors and designed for accelerated computing. High-level AI inferencing will be a cornerstone of its use, the company states in a release. Despite being throttled by one of the most complex supply chains in the world, Nvidi...

 Red State: This Is Huge: Trump Has Brought in $7 Trillion in Investment Into the US ...  President  Donald Trump  said he has attracted over $7 trillion in private investment since being elected, from companies like Apple, Eli Lilly, and Stargate, as well as countries such as Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Japan. Trump spoke to reporters on Wednesday after he signed a round of executive orders, when he was asked about procuring a record amount of private sector investments totaling $7 trillion. "We have, I would say, more than $7 trillion now…of investments coming in," Trump said. "Apple is coming in for $500 billion alone. We have other companies coming in with massive numbers. We have car companies that are coming in. No, we’ve never seen anything like it, maybe in the 1940s or 50s or something, but we’ve never seen anything like it." This isn't just the president talking. The White House released the data. A senior White House official provided F...

  DC Daily Journal: The U.S. economy is roaring back to life under President Trump’s leadership, with a jaw-dropping 228,000 jobs added in March, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data released Friday. This figure obliterates the measly 140,000 jobs economists had timidly predicted, proving once again that the Trump administration’s pro-growth policies are delivering results that defy the naysayers. Compare that to February’s paltry 117,000 job gains, and it’s clear the momentum is building. The BLS noted a slight uptick in the unemployment rate to 4.2% from 4.1%, but that minor shift pales in comparison to the sheer force of job creation unleashed this spring. This isn’t just a number—it’s a testament to an economy firing on all cylinders. ... One fascinating detail from the BLS report: federal government payrolls shrank by 4,000 in March, following an 11,000-job drop in February. That February decline was the steepest since June 2022, and it’s no accident. The Tru...

 DC Daily Journal: ... President Trump’s hefty new tariffs on over $1 trillion in foreign imports are already shaking things up, funneling investments and jobs back to American soil. Countries are scrambling to dodge the reciprocal tariffs set to kick in on April 2, negotiating deals to ease their own tariffs on U.S. goods. Meanwhile, carmakers like Rolls-Royce, Hyundai, and Honda are rerouting production to the U.S. to sidestep the 25% tariffs on imported autos and parts, which roll out next week. At least a dozen companies are following suit, betting on American-made over tariff headaches. Economists are nodding in agreement: Trump’s campaign pledge to bring back manufacturing jobs is taking shape. The United Auto Workers (UAW), despite backing Kamala Harris in 2024, is cheering the auto tariffs. UAW President Shawn Fain pointed to a dozen plants—think Ford, GM, and Stellantis brands like Jeep and Chrysler—that have bled production to Mexico and beyond over the years. “The econom...

Red State: ... The president took the opportunity to tout several recent successes: PRESIDENT TRUMP: What we're doing is, we're building a tremendous foundation for the future. Tremendous foundation. Everything's been taken away. We don't make ships anymore. We don't... You know, you just saw one of the biggest shipbuilders in the world, one of the biggest shipping people in the whole world... MARIA BARTIROMO: In the Oval Office with you. PRESIDENT TRUMP: In the Oval Office. He's announcing a $20 billion in the United States, which he never would have done, except for this. But look at this; Honda, Toyota, they're all coming in. You take a look at what's happening, chipmaker, the greatest chipmaker, Mr. Wei, the biggest in the world, by far, is going to spent $200 billion on making a massive plant to make chips. MARIA BARTIROMO: So that's your message, build it here? PRESIDENT TRUMP: Build it here, there's no tariff.  The CMA CGM Group  announced...

 DC Daily Journal: ... On Friday, a group of 20 Democratic attorneys general launched a legal challenge against the Trump administration, accusing it of improperly terminating thousands of probationary federal employees without prior notice. The lawsuit, spearheaded by New York Attorney General Letitia James, claims these mass firings violate federal law, which the plaintiffs argue requires a minimum of 60 days’ notice before such large-scale layoffs can take place. For supporters of President Trump, this move might be seen as a necessary step to trim an overgrown bureaucracy, though the attorneys general paint it as reckless and unlawful. The legal action zeroes in on directives from the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), which instructed federal agencies to evaluate the employment of thousands of probationary workers based on what the administration calls “agency judgment regarding mission needs.” To critics, this sounds like an overreach, but to those in Trump’s corner, it’s ...

 Wall Street Journal: The Minority Voters Who Love Trump’s Dismantling of DEI The president has found support from nonwhite voters who feel the nation has become too woke Some of President Trump’s Black and Latino supporters say they are pleased with his immediate efforts to dismantle federal diversity, equity and inclusion programs, according to interviews conducted by The Wall Street Journal, though they were uneasy about the way he talked about race and some worried he might spark a rise in discrimination. Ending so-called DEI programs—which include efforts to foster a more diverse workforce—was a frequent promise by Trump during the campaign, during which he broadly picked up a higher share of support from nonwhite voters than in his 2020 and 2016 bids. Since taking office, Trump has made slashing DEI programs a priority, signing executive orders to eliminate programs within the federal government and ordering up lists of federal employees involved in those efforts. He also re...

 DC Daily Journal: ... The Department of Justice is pulling back job offers for the prestigious Attorney General’s Honors Program due to President Donald Trump’s federal hiring freeze, according to a recent report. Established in 1953, the Honors Program is renowned for attracting top-tier law graduates from elite institutions like Harvard, Duke, Georgetown, Stanford, and the University of Virginia. The program has long served as a critical pipeline for recruiting exceptional legal talent into public service. However, those who had been selected for the highly competitive program were informed their offers were being rescinded, multiple sources told The Washington Post. An email from the Department’s Office of Attorney Recruitment and Management delivered the unwelcome news to affected candidates on Wednesday. “Pursuant to the hiring freeze announced Jan. 20, 2025, your job offer has been revoked,” the email stated, according to a copy obtained by the Post. The program typically hi...