Good evening. I'm Jeff Bennett.

And I'm Amna Nawaz. On the news hour tonight, President Trump fires a labor statistics

official after a lower than expected jobs report and unveils yet another list of global

tariffs.

A former security contractor for a U.S.-backed aid group in Gaza

gives his firsthand account of chaos and getting aid to Palestinians. After 25 years of service

in the United States Army, I hung up my uniform, but I did not hang up my oath. What we were doing

in Gaza and how we were doing it is un-American.

And amid a string of aviation incidents, safety officials reveal new information about the deadly

crash near Washington National Airport. Welcome to the news hour.

Major economic shake-ups are underway.

President Trump today fired the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs report,

accusing her without evidence of manipulating the numbers

that show weaker hiring than previously reported.

I believe the numbers were phony just like they were before the election, and there were

other times. So you know what I did? I fired her. And you know what? I did the right thing.

I put somebody in who's going to be honest.

It comes a day after Mr. Trump announced sweeping new tariffs on more than 60 countries.

The tariffs, which range from 10 to 41%, take effect next week.

An executive order he signed last night set high reciprocal rates for countries like Syria, Switzerland, and South Africa.

It also confirmed lower rates for those that have made deals with the U.S., including South Korea,

the EU, Japan, and the United Kingdom.

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