President Donald Trump fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics hours after a report showed weak job growth, prompting outcries from economists and policymakers over the integrity of the data going forward.

An anemic July jobs report boosted expectations the Federal Reserve might lower interest rates in September. Trump said the jobs report was "rigged."

On the foreign policy front, Special Envoy to the Middle East Steve Witkoff and U.S. Ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee are traveling to Gaza on Friday to inspect aid sites amid reports of starvation in the war-torn enclave.

U.S. employers added just 73,000 jobs last month and Labor Department revisions showed that hiring was much weaker than previously reported in May and June. The unemployment rate ticked up to 4.2%. The deterioration in the job market is taking place with companies paralyzed by uncertainty over President Donald Trump’s erratic trade policies.

President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that would have new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on August 7.

Speaking to Newsmax host Rob Finnerty on Friday night, Trump noted that Leavitt has “become a star” in her current role. Oh, I'm expecting an epic 2 AM'er about this one. President Donald Trump is once again pushing the widely disputed claim that Barack Obama attempted to stage a “coup” after the 2016 election,