On August 1, President Trump swiftly dismissed Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Commissioner Dr. Erika McEntarfer hours after a weak jobs report, accusing her of manipulating numbers to favor Democrats.
President Trump officially declared Brazil a national security threat this week, imposing harsh economic and human rights sanctions on the country and targeting one of its top judicial figures.
The Federal Reserve voted on July 30 to keep its benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.25% to 4.50%, marking the fifth consecutive meeting without a change.
