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This week, the House and Senate gave final approval to a $40.1 billion emergency supplemental appropriations bill for Ukraine. President Biden is expected to sign it.

This week on Facing the Future, we focus on the ongoing war in Ukraine.

This week on Facing the Future, we spoke with one of the top experts on Congressional process and economic policy – Jon Lieber, managing director for the Eurasia Group’s United States Practice.

Economists looking for solid clues about the future path of inflation were stymied by Consumer Price Index (CPI) data released this week.

Thirty years ago when The Concord Coalition began advocating fiscal and generational responsibility it was already clear that climate change posed a serious threat to the planet. There was not, however, much discussion about how climate change might affect the budget.

The U.S. economic recovery from the COVID-induced recession continues to surprise. On April 28, the Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA) released its preliminary estimate of first quarter real GDP for 2022.

This week on Facing the Future, we looked at the state of the economy, including the first quarter GDP report, inflation expectations, the prospects for a "soft landing" as the Fed begins to tighten monetary policy, and whether there are any glimmers of hope for immigration ref

The House and Senate returned this week after a two-week spring break. Lawmakers have a lot on their plates between now and the end of the year—a year shortened by the campaign season and the November midterm elections.

This week on Facing the Future, we go back in for a deeper dive with the voices of our future leaders and how they would address the growing challenge of putting the federal budget on a more sustainable path over the next 30 years.

The March inflation report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics was shocking. The price of the average consumer’s market basket of goods and services rose 8.5 percent over the previous 12 months—the highest level in 40 years.