LEESBURG, Va.—Four months after the November 2024 election, House Democrats have gathered at an issues retreat outside Washington. Not long into the second Trump presidency, they’re seeking to define a response to him and Republicans more broadly.
One big theme of that response emerged early on the first day.
Amid new tariffs and fast-changing threats to impose more, as well as downward market momentum, lawmakers on March 12 consistently hit on the state of the American economy—a key issue for President Donald Trump during the campaign, which saw him frequently voice his opposition to “Bidenomics” and, in particular, rising inflation from government debt….