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
Wealth Inequality Has Grown During the Trump Administration ArticleSeptember 15, 2026 Wealth Inequality Has Grown During the Trump Administration The wealthiest 0.1 percent of households have gained more than 8,000 times as much wealth per household as the bottom 50 percent since the end of 2024. Sep 15, 2026 Cristina Tello-Trillo, Sara Estep, Corey Husak
A $500 Check Will Not Solve the Health Care Premium Crisis ArticleSeptember 17, 2026 A $500 Check Will Not Solve the Health Care Premium Crisis Sep 17, 2026 Brian Keyser, Natasha Murphy
Decertifying a Voting System Takes More Than a Presidential Declaration ArticleSeptember 17, 2026 Decertifying a Voting System Takes More Than a Presidential Declaration Sep 17, 2026 Jadon Urogdy, Ben Hovland
Deliverables, Not Concessions: 5 Priorities for President Xi’s Visit to Washington Deliverables, Not Concessions: 5 Priorities for President Xi’s Visit to Washington Sep 17, 2026 Michael Clark, Jonathan Fritz
4 Ways Minnesota Can Improve Clearance Rates of Violent Crimes 4 Ways Minnesota Can Improve Clearance Rates of Violent Crimes Sep 17, 2026 Chandler Hall, Nick Wilson
How Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start Families How Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start Families Sep 17, 2026 Aurelia Glass
The U.S. Supreme Court Blocked New U.S. Postal Service Rules That Could Have Severely Hampered Mail-In Voting The U.S. Supreme Court Blocked New U.S. Postal Service Rules That Could Have Severely Hampered Mail-In Voting Sep 17, 2026 Michael Sozan, Olivia Mowry
FEMA Was a Lifeline After Hurricane Helene Decimated What Was Once Considered a ‘Climate Haven’ FEMA Was a Lifeline After Hurricane Helene Decimated What Was Once Considered a ‘Climate Haven’ Sep 17, 2026 Margaret Cooney, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry
Point: China Is a Competitor for Now; Let’s Keep It That Way Point: China Is a Competitor for Now; Let’s Keep It That Way Sep 17, 2026 Inside Sources Jonathan Fritz
How Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start Families How Unions Help Young Working-Class Men Buy Homes and Start Families Sep 17, 2026 Aurelia Glass
Decertifying a Voting System Takes More Than a Presidential Declaration Decertifying a Voting System Takes More Than a Presidential Declaration Sep 17, 2026 Jadon Urogdy, Ben Hovland
Navigating the U.S.-China Relationship: A Conversation With Sen. Tammy Duckworth Upcoming EventSeptember 10, 2026 Sep 22 Navigating the U.S.-China Relationship: A Conversation With Sen. Tammy Duckworth Join the Center for American Progress to discuss the upcoming high-stakes talks and opportunities and challenges surrounding the U.S.-China relationship. Center for American Progress and online via Zoom 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM EDT
Poverty Rates Diverged in 2025 but Will Likely Rise Following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Implementation ArticleSeptember 15, 2026 Poverty Rates Diverged in 2025 but Will Likely Rise Following the One Big Beautiful Bill Act’s Implementation In 2025, the official poverty rate decreased while the supplemental poverty rate remained statistically unchanged. Yet cuts to the social safety net signal increases in poverty in the years to come. Sep 15, 2026 Kennedy Andara, Mimla Wardak
Amid Rising Costs, the Gender Wage Gap Deepens Affordability Challenges for Women ArticleSeptember 15, 2026 Amid Rising Costs, the Gender Wage Gap Deepens Affordability Challenges for Women Sep 15, 2026 Amina Khalique, Sara Estep
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 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
FEMA Was a Lifeline After Hurricane Helene Decimated What Was Once Considered a ‘Climate Haven’ VideoSeptember 17, 2026 FEMA Was a Lifeline After Hurricane Helene Decimated What Was Once Considered a ‘Climate Haven’ The Center for American Progress' award-winning documentary, "Asheville is Calling: A Climate Change Emergency," centers on Colleen Daly, an Asheville, North Carolina, native and small-business owner who lost her home and nearly lost her business to Hurricane Helene. While the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) provided the essential lifeline that got her through the immediate crisis, seven months later, she and her community were still struggling to rebuild. Sep 17, 2026 Margaret Cooney, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry
The Long Game on Energy Affordability ReportSeptember 15, 2026 The Long Game on Energy Affordability Sep 15, 2026 Frederick Bell
Deep-Sea Mining Is a Dangerous Experiment ArticleAugust 26, 2026 Deep-Sea Mining Is a Dangerous Experiment 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
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
The Trump Administration’s Plan To Politicize Federal Grants Would Harm American Health and Innovation ReportSeptember 15, 2026 The Trump Administration’s Plan To Politicize Federal Grants Would Harm American Health and Innovation A new proposed rule from the Trump administration would subject all federally funded grants and research to politically motivated decision-making, as well as violate the laws governing agency rulemaking and the constitutional rights of Americans. Sep 15, 2026 Jill Rosenthal, Sara Partridge, Devon Ombres, 3 More Haley Norris, Mariam Rashid, Ryan Mulholland
How To Design State Health Care Funds To Meet the Needs of Transgender Patients ReportSeptember 16, 2026 How To Design State Health Care Funds To Meet the Needs of Transgender Patients Sep 16, 2026 Haley Norris
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 Jun 15, 2026 Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer
Defending LGBTQI+ Health: Fostering Equitable Treatment ArticleSeptember 15, 2026 Defending LGBTQI+ Health: Fostering Equitable Treatment Sep 15, 2026 Caleb Smith, Haley Norris
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
The U.S. and China Must Explore Pacing the Frontier During September AI Dialogue ReportSeptember 10, 2026 The U.S. and China Must Explore Pacing the Frontier During September AI Dialogue Sep 10, 2026 Adam Conner, Damian Murphy, Jonathan Fritz
Trump Wanted a European MAGA but May Get an Anti-American Europe ArticleSeptember 10, 2026 Trump Wanted a European MAGA but May Get an Anti-American Europe Sep 10, 2026 Robert Benson
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
Weighing Priorities: What U.S. Spending on the Iran War Could Fund Instead InteractiveAugust 24, 2026 Weighing Priorities: What U.S. Spending on the Iran War Could Fund Instead Aug 24, 2026 Jamie Friedman, Bobby Kogan, 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
5 Quick Steps To Protect Your Right To Vote ArticleSeptember 9, 2026 5 Quick Steps To Protect Your Right To Vote Sep 9, 2026 Ben Hovland
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
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 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
5 Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve U.S. K-12 Math Achievement in Wake of 2025 PISA Results ReportSeptember 16, 2026 5 Evidence-Based Strategies To Improve U.S. K-12 Math Achievement in Wake of 2025 PISA Results Sep 16, 2026 Weadé James, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Olivia O’Connell
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
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
Islamophobia Betrays American Values ArticleSeptember 9, 2026 Islamophobia Betrays American Values Sep 9, 2026 Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons
Trump Administration Green Card Memo Is Another Attack on Legal Immigration That Risks Separating Families and Harming the Economy ReportAugust 4, 2026 Trump Administration Green Card Memo Is Another Attack on Legal Immigration That Risks Separating Families and Harming the Economy Aug 4, 2026 Ben Greenho
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