BLS Nominee Suggests Major Shake-Up, Markets Rally on CPI News, Redistricting Drama: AM Update 8/13

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🗓️ 13 August 2025

⏱️ 19 minutes

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President Trump nominates economist E.J. Antoni to lead the Bureau of Labor Statistics after record jobs data revisions spark calls for an overhaul of outdated data collection methods. A softer-than-expected inflation report fuels investor optimism, with markets hitting record highs and traders betting heavily on a September Fed rate cut. A Texas map fight escalates into a national gerrymandering war, with blue state governors threatening retaliatory redraws, as President Trump orders a mid-decade census excluding illegal immigrants. Hans Von Spakovsky from the Heritage Foundation breaks out the redistricting drama. Lean: Visit https://TakeLean.com & use code MK20 for 20% off Riverbend Ranch: Visit https://riverbendranch.com/ | Use promo code MEGYN for $20 off your first order.

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0:00.0	Good morning, everyone. I'm Megan Kelly. It's Wednesday, August 13th, 2025, and this is your AM update.
0:09.1	We want to ensure that all of the data, the inflation data, the jobs data, any data point that is coming out of the BLS is trustworthy and is accurate.
0:17.5	President Trump's nominee to head the Bureau of Labor Statistics floating a new idea
0:22.3	to improve government data collection, and he's already being attacked. The latest inflation
0:28.4	numbers inspiring investor confidence, does this mean interest rates will come down? What the
0:34.3	Supreme Court said was that it was perfectly constitutional and the president had the legal authority to do it.
0:40.8	The Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky breaks down the multi-front battle over congressional redistricting battles.
0:48.1	It goes a lot further than Texas. All that and more coming up in just a moment on your AM update.
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2:06.9	health care provider. On Monday evening, President Trump nominating Heritage Foundation economist
2:14.9	E.J. Antony as the new Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner.
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