GDP statistics are calculated the way they have been for the last eight decades for good reasons — but administration officials are correct that the accounting for government spending isn't ideal. What they're saying: "You know that governments historically have messed with GDP,

US President Donald Trump does not want Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to resign after their clash at the White House, stated US Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick in an interview with CNN.

The Commerce Department in its most recent GDP report, showed that the economy grew at an annual rate of 2.3% in the final three months of 2024