Baseless Threats From the Trump Administration Won’t Stop CAP’s Independent Research ArticleAugust 24, 2026 Baseless Threats From the Trump Administration Won’t Stop CAP’s Independent Research We need your help to keep the American people informed about this administration's policies. Aug 24, 2026
The Trump Administration’s $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployments Fail To Reduce Urban Crime ReportJuly 13, 2026 The Trump Administration’s $1.7 Billion National Guard Deployments Fail To Reduce Urban Crime Jul 13, 2026 Chandler Hall
STATEMENT: Baseless Threats Won’t Stop Our Independent Research, Says CAP’s Neera Tanden Press StatementAugust 21, 2026 STATEMENT: Baseless Threats Won’t Stop Our Independent Research, Says CAP’s Neera Tanden Aug 21, 2026 Mishka Espey
Ending the Backlash on LGBTQI+ Issues ArticleJuly 22, 2026 Ending the Backlash on LGBTQI+ Issues Jul 22, 2026 Caleb Smith, Winnie Stachelberg
A Plan for American Electricity Affordability ReportMay 18, 2026 A Plan for American Electricity Affordability May 18, 2026 Trevor Higgins, Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Michael Negron, 2 More Lucero Marquez, Kendra Hughes
A Patients’ Bill of Rights To Lower Health Care Costs ReportApril 7, 2026 A Patients’ Bill of Rights To Lower Health Care Costs Apr 7, 2026 Topher Spiro, Neera Tanden, Natasha Murphy, 3 More Neda Ashtari, Kierra B. Jones, Brian Keyser
Build, Baby, Build: A Plan To Lower Housing Costs for All ReportNovember 17, 2025 Build, Baby, Build: A Plan To Lower Housing Costs for All Nov 17, 2025 Jared Bernstein, Michael Negron, Natalie Baker, 1 More Chad Maisel
5 Quick Steps To Protect Your Right To Vote ArticleSeptember 9, 2026 5 Quick Steps To Protect Your Right To Vote As misinformation and confusion about election integrity continue to spread, citizens can work to strengthen American democracy by focusing on what matters most—that individuals are ready to vote. Sep 9, 2026 Ben Hovland
Islamophobia Betrays American Values ArticleSeptember 9, 2026 Islamophobia Betrays American Values Sep 9, 2026 Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
Despite President Trump’s Claims of Foreign Election Interference, He Has No Legal Authority To Declare a National Emergency and Unilaterally Nationalize Elections ArticleSeptember 2, 2026 Despite President Trump’s Claims of Foreign Election Interference, He Has No Legal Authority To Declare a National Emergency and Unilaterally Nationalize Elections Sep 2, 2026 Michael Sozan, Allison McManus, Dan Herman
Weighing Priorities: What U.S. Spending on the Iran War Could Fund Instead Weighing Priorities: What U.S. Spending on the Iran War Could Fund Instead Aug 24, 2026 Jamie Friedman, Bobby Kogan, Allison McManus
Hungary After Orbán: The Promises and Risks of Democratic Renewal Hungary After Orbán: The Promises and Risks of Democratic Renewal Aug 26, 2026 Robert Benson, Dan Herman, Gabriel de Kergolay
Trump Administration Green Card Memo Is Another Attack on Legal Immigration That Risks Separating Families and Harming the Economy Trump Administration Green Card Memo Is Another Attack on Legal Immigration That Risks Separating Families and Harming the Economy Aug 4, 2026 Ben Greenho
Islamophobia Betrays American Values Islamophobia Betrays American Values Sep 9, 2026 Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
5 Quick Steps To Protect Your Right To Vote 5 Quick Steps To Protect Your Right To Vote Sep 9, 2026 Ben Hovland
2026 U.S. Job Growth Has Lagged Far Behind Optimal Levels 2026 U.S. Job Growth Has Lagged Far Behind Optimal Levels Sep 4, 2026 Cristina Tello-Trillo, Christian E. Weller
Despite President Trump’s Claims of Foreign Election Interference, He Has No Legal Authority To Declare a National Emergency and Unilaterally Nationalize Elections Despite President Trump’s Claims of Foreign Election Interference, He Has No Legal Authority To Declare a National Emergency and Unilaterally Nationalize Elections Sep 2, 2026 Michael Sozan, Allison McManus, Dan Herman
CAP Testimony Before the House Committee on Small Business’s Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Subcommittee CAP Testimony Before the House Committee on Small Business’s Rural Development, Energy, and Supply Chains Subcommittee Sep 2, 2026 Trevor Higgins
Reforming National Security for the Future Upcoming EventSeptember 4, 2026 Sep 16 Reforming National Security for the Future Join the Center for American Progress to discuss how the United States can not only restore our security globally, but do it better. Center for American Progress and online via Zoom 12:30 - 2:00 PM EDT
2026 U.S. Job Growth Has Lagged Far Behind Optimal Levels ArticleSeptember 4, 2026 2026 U.S. Job Growth Has Lagged Far Behind Optimal Levels New calculations show the economy would need to add about 97,000 jobs per month to keep the employment-to-population ratio from declining. Sep 4, 2026 Cristina Tello-Trillo, Christian E. Weller
Why the National Debt Matters More Than It Used To and Why We Should Not Count on AI To Fix the Problem ReportJune 23, 2026 Why the National Debt Matters More Than It Used To and Why We Should Not Count on AI To Fix the Problem Jun 23, 2026 Bobby Kogan, Jared Bernstein
Fact Sheet: Costs of the Trump Administration’s War in Iran Fact SheetJuly 15, 2026 Fact Sheet: Costs of the Trump Administration’s War in Iran Jul 15, 2026 Allison McManus, Andrew Miller, Ariana Sharghi, 2 More Dawn Le, Emily Gee
Trump’s Section 122 Tariffs Have Delivered Nothing for American Businesses, Workers, or Communities ArticleJuly 15, 2026 Trump’s Section 122 Tariffs Have Delivered Nothing for American Businesses, Workers, or Communities Jul 15, 2026 Ryan Mulholland
New Illinois Law Continues Momentum for Rideshare Sectoral Bargaining ArticleAugust 10, 2026 New Illinois Law Continues Momentum for Rideshare Sectoral Bargaining Aug 10, 2026 David Madland
Deep-Sea Mining Is a Dangerous Experiment ArticleAugust 26, 2026 Deep-Sea Mining Is a Dangerous Experiment As pressure mounts to exploit the ocean floor, a new report warns that deep-sea mining is technologically unproven, economically impractical, and likely to cause extensive environmental damage. Aug 26, 2026 Fiona Fitzpatrick, Angelo Villagomez
Americans Pay the Price for Trump’s War While Oil and Gas Companies Get Rich ArticleAugust 6, 2026 Americans Pay the Price for Trump’s War While Oil and Gas Companies Get Rich Aug 6, 2026 Jamie Friedman, Jenny Rowland-Shea, Alia Hidayat
NextEra’s Bid To Create the World’s Largest Utility Company Raises Serious Concerns ArticleJuly 1, 2026 NextEra’s Bid To Create the World’s Largest Utility Company Raises Serious Concerns Jul 1, 2026 Akshay Thyagarajan
Censored: Erasing 250 Years of American History on Public Lands ArticleJune 30, 2026 Censored: Erasing 250 Years of American History on Public Lands Jun 30, 2026 Angelo Villagomez, Mariam Rashid, Kendra Hughes
Unprotecting American Lands: How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Bipartisan Conservation Legacy ArticleJune 25, 2026 Unprotecting American Lands: How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Bipartisan Conservation Legacy Jun 25, 2026 Sophie Conroy, Sam Zeno
America Is Running Out of Nurses, and DACA Recipients Are Helping Provide Critical Care to Communities Despite Threats of Deportation From the Trump Administration ReportJune 15, 2026 America Is Running Out of Nurses, and DACA Recipients Are Helping Provide Critical Care to Communities Despite Threats of Deportation From the Trump Administration Through in-depth interviews with three registered nurses who have DACA, this report examines the vital contributions of DACA nurses to the health care workforce amid a growing national nursing shortage. Jun 15, 2026 Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer
Trump’s War of Choice With Iran Threatens a Global Hunger and Health Crisis ArticleApril 22, 2026 Trump’s War of Choice With Iran Threatens a Global Hunger and Health Crisis Apr 22, 2026 Jessica Keller, Ryan Mulholland
CAP Comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance ArticleJuly 21, 2026 CAP Comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance Jul 21, 2026 Jill Rosenthal, Sara Partridge, Devon Ombres, 3 More Haley Norris, Mariam Rashid, Ryan Mulholland
Does Medicare Still Cover Durable Medical Equipment? Fact SheetMarch 26, 2026 Does Medicare Still Cover Durable Medical Equipment? Mar 26, 2026 Mia Ives-Rublee, Casey Doherty
Escaping the Medigap Trap: A Path to Real Choice in Medicare ReportMarch 13, 2026 Escaping the Medigap Trap: A Path to Real Choice in Medicare Mar 13, 2026 Brian Keyser, Neda Ashtari
Trump Global Weakness Watch: How Trump Is Undermining American Power ArticleJanuary 12, 2026 Trump Global Weakness Watch: How Trump Is Undermining American Power Jan 12, 2026 CAP National Security and International Policy Department
The Trump Administration’s Middle East Quagmire: Six Months Into the War in Iran ArticleAugust 20, 2026 The Trump Administration’s Middle East Quagmire: Six Months Into the War in Iran Aug 20, 2026 Damian Murphy, Allison McManus, Andrew Miller
CLARITY Act Risks Rewarding Illicit Financing Bad Actors and Harming U.S. National Security ArticleJuly 16, 2026 CLARITY Act Risks Rewarding Illicit Financing Bad Actors and Harming U.S. National Security Jul 16, 2026 Allison McManus, Jonathan Fritz, Sadhana Mandala, 1 More Celeste Olsoff
Government Insiders Must Be Prevented From Profiting on Prediction Markets at the Expense of National Security ReportJuly 9, 2026 Government Insiders Must Be Prevented From Profiting on Prediction Markets at the Expense of National Security Jul 9, 2026 Alexandra Thornton, Sadhana Mandala, Devon Ombres, 1 More Allison McManus
The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country ReportJune 29, 2026 The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country Fourteen states now have SAVE Act-like laws on the books requiring Americans to provide proof of their citizenship, chiefly a passport or birth certificate, to register to vote or stay registered; more are following in their footsteps. Jun 29, 2026 Gréta Bedekovics, Devon Ombres
The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency ReportAugust 12, 2026 The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency Aug 12, 2026 Michael Sozan, Ben Olinsky
The Trump Administration Has Created a De Facto Licensing System for Frontier AI Models ArticleAugust 6, 2026 The Trump Administration Has Created a De Facto Licensing System for Frontier AI Models Aug 6, 2026 Adam Conner
The Supreme Court’s Continuing Role in Undermining American Democracy: The 2025–2026 Term in Review ArticleJuly 7, 2026 The Supreme Court’s Continuing Role in Undermining American Democracy: The 2025–2026 Term in Review Jul 7, 2026 Devon Ombres
Weighted Student Funding: Successes and Challenges in the K-12 Education Landscape ArticleAugust 25, 2026 Weighted Student Funding: Successes and Challenges in the K-12 Education Landscape Aug 25, 2026 Olivia O’Connell
The Trump Administration Moves To Tighten Grip on Colleges ReportJuly 14, 2026 The Trump Administration Moves To Tighten Grip on Colleges Jul 14, 2026 Evan Yi, Madison Weiss, Sara Partridge
Congressional Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill Threatens Access to Free School Meals ReportJuly 7, 2026 Congressional Republicans’ Big Beautiful Bill Threatens Access to Free School Meals Jul 7, 2026 Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Mimla Wardak, Evan Yi
America’s Child Care Crisis Leaves Many Families Without Access to Licensed Care ArticleJuly 9, 2026 America’s Child Care Crisis Leaves Many Families Without Access to Licensed Care Jul 9, 2026 Hailey Gibbs
Mapping Disabled Americans’ Access to Democracy InteractiveJuly 9, 2026 Mapping Disabled Americans’ Access to Democracy CAP’s Accessible Democracy Tracker identifies barriers to accessible voting across U.S. states as well as opportunities to strengthen election accessibility for disabled Americans. Jul 9, 2026 Casey Doherty, Mia Ives-Rublee
Religious Liberty for All: Celebrating This Founding Freedom at America 250 ReportJune 15, 2026 Religious Liberty for All: Celebrating This Founding Freedom at America 250 Jun 15, 2026 American Humanist Association, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, Interfaith Alliance, 1 More Center for American Progress
How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security ReportJune 1, 2026 How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security Jun 1, 2026 Mariam Rashid, Perry N. Halkitis
4 Strategies To Improve ICE and CBP Recruiting, Hiring, and Training Using State and Local Best Practices ReportApril 2, 2026 4 Strategies To Improve ICE and CBP Recruiting, Hiring, and Training Using State and Local Best Practices Apr 2, 2026 Allie Preston, Nick Wilson
What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities ReportApril 7, 2026 What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities Apr 7, 2026 Chandler Hall