Trump has repeatedly expressed his contention that European countries have been taking advantage of the U.S. by not spending more on defense.

“They count government spending as part of GDP. So I’m going to separate those two and make it transparent.” Doing so could potentially complicate or distort a fundamental measure of the U.S ...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said on Sunday he would strip out government spending from the gross domestic product ...

BRUNO AMSELLEM/DIVERGENCE FOR LE MONDE Will the surge in military spending bring the French economy ... It's the second-largest arms exporter behind the US. The industry currently generates ...

while data has shown the mighty US economy pulling even further ahead of its European counterpart. As a rapid rise in military spending across Europe looks increasingly likely, could it also give ...

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick says he could take government spending out of his agency's reports on gross domestic ...