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Trump’s economy continues to sour and the risk of higher unemployment and higher inflation continues to grow, according to the Fed following today's FOMC meeting.
This week, both President Donald Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent tried to spin recent economic warning signs into good news and mislead the public about the fact that the Trump administration is driving the economy toward a recession.
Today, for the third year in a row, Washingtonian Magazine named Groundwork Collaborative Executive Director Lindsay Owens as one of the “500 Most Influential People Shaping Policy” in Washington, D.C.
From car seats to sippy cups, Trump’s tariffs are making it even more expensive to raise a child.
Today, President Trump unveiled his draconian wish list of budget cuts to child care, health research, education, housing assistance, community development, and more.
Today, the Institute for Macroeconomic and Policy Analysis at American University released a new report that finds that DOGE’s proposed funding cuts to scientific research would significantly harm economic growth and make the average American poorer in the long run.
New data released today found that real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2025, below expectations. This is the lowest and first negative GDP reading since the second quarter of 2022.
Today, consumer confidence data from the Conference Board showed a fifth straight month of decline, the worst since the COVID-19 pandemic, with consumer expectations at a 13-year low.
"While consumer sentiment is on the skids, polling shows that for the first time in a quarter-century, a majority of Americans see their financial situation getting worse, not better.”
"This toxic combination — higher unemployment, lower growth, and higher inflation — is called 'stagflation'”