Overview

• The Senate received formal paperwork on Tuesday withdrawing Antoni’s nomination, according to AP and CNN reporting.
• CNN’s KFile linked Antoni to a deleted account that posted sexually degrading attacks, anti-gay remarks, and conspiracy content.
• Republican Sens. Susan Collins and Lisa Murkowski declined to meet with Antoni, signaling weak prospects for confirmation, CNN reported.
• Antoni, a Heritage Foundation economist who suggested pausing monthly jobs releases, was nominated after President Trump fired BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer following large revisions to jobs data.
• The White House also withdrew Brian Quintenz’s nomination to chair the Commodity Futures Trading Commission on Tuesday.