The Path Forward: Ideas Worth Fighting For FeatureOctober 3, 2025 The Path Forward: Ideas Worth Fighting For The ideas in the Path Forward series present a roadmap for policymakers who want to offer a compelling alternative to populist authoritarianism by addressing people’s problems with bold ideas. Oct 3, 2025
STATEMENT: CAP Praises Montana Passage of Measure To Undo Effects of Citizens United Press StatementNovember 4, 2026 STATEMENT: CAP Praises Montana Passage of Measure To Undo Effects of Citizens United Nov 4, 2026 Sam Hananel
Powering the Midterms: How Candidates Connected Clean Energy and Affordability ArticleNovember 4, 2026 Powering the Midterms: How Candidates Connected Clean Energy and Affordability Nov 4, 2026 Frederick Bell
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant ReportSeptember 15, 2025 The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant Sep 15, 2025 Tom Moore
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
Tracking the Return on Investment of Trump’s Backers ReportNovember 2, 2026 Tracking the Return on Investment of Trump’s Backers The individuals and entities who financially supported President Trump’s political operations and personal projects have reaped immense benefits through his administration’s actions since his return to office. Nov 2, 2026 Devon Ombres, Ryan Koronowski, Will Ragland, 1 More Jacqueline Lewis
Domestic Discretionary Programs Have Been Dramatically Cut in Recent Years ReportOctober 29, 2026 Domestic Discretionary Programs Have Been Dramatically Cut in Recent Years Oct 29, 2026 Bobby Kogan, Jiun Park
The Trump Administration’s War in Iran Is Harming Fishermen in Hawaii and Across the Country ArticleOctober 28, 2026 The Trump Administration’s War in Iran Is Harming Fishermen in Hawaii and Across the Country Oct 28, 2026 Angelo Villagomez, Leo Banks
Congress Should Put Commonsense Guardrails on Military Use of AI Congress Should Put Commonsense Guardrails on Military Use of AI Oct 22, 2026 Allison McManus
You Are What You Eat: An Alternative to MAHA for Healthy Food and Fewer Chemicals You Are What You Eat: An Alternative to MAHA for Healthy Food and Fewer Chemicals Oct 23, 2026 Neera Tanden, Topher Spiro, Anne Knapke, 2 More Jill Rosenthal, Kierra B. Jones
Baseless Threats From the Trump Administration Won’t Stop CAP’s Independent Research Baseless Threats From the Trump Administration Won’t Stop CAP’s Independent Research Aug 24, 2026
Powering the Midterms: How Candidates Connected Clean Energy and Affordability Powering the Midterms: How Candidates Connected Clean Energy and Affordability Nov 4, 2026 Frederick Bell
Workers Building Affordable Housing Deserve Good Wages and Benefits Workers Building Affordable Housing Deserve Good Wages and Benefits Nov 4, 2026 Karla Walter
Tracking the Return on Investment of Trump’s Backers Tracking the Return on Investment of Trump’s Backers Nov 2, 2026 Devon Ombres, Ryan Koronowski, Will Ragland, 1 More Jacqueline Lewis
A Plan To Provide Americans With Healthy and Safe Food, Drinking Water, and Consumer Products A Plan To Provide Americans With Healthy and Safe Food, Drinking Water, and Consumer Products Oct 30, 2026 Jill Rosenthal, Kierra B. Jones
Domestic Discretionary Programs Have Been Dramatically Cut in Recent Years Domestic Discretionary Programs Have Been Dramatically Cut in Recent Years Oct 29, 2026 Bobby Kogan, Jiun Park
Small but Mighty: The Path to Prosperity Starts With America’s Small Businesses Past EventOctober 28, 2026 Oct 28 Small but Mighty: The Path to Prosperity Starts With America’s Small Businesses Join the Center for American Progress for a discussion on the challenges facing America’s small businesses and the policy solutions that can promote entrepreneurship and economic opportunity. Online via Zoom 1:00 - 2:00 PM EDT
Workers Building Affordable Housing Deserve Good Wages and Benefits ArticleNovember 4, 2026 Workers Building Affordable Housing Deserve Good Wages and Benefits Cities and states are trying to make sure that the workers who build affordable housing can afford a decent life. Nov 4, 2026 Karla Walter
Fact Sheet: Costs of the Iran War ArticleOctober 23, 2026 Fact Sheet: Costs of the Iran War Oct 23, 2026 Ryan Mulholland, Courtney Federico, Allison McManus, 1 More Mary Miro
Making Automated Savings Plans Available Nationwide Is a Critical Step Toward Real Retirement Security ArticleOctober 19, 2026 Making Automated Savings Plans Available Nationwide Is a Critical Step Toward Real Retirement Security Oct 19, 2026 Christian E. Weller, Emily Gee
Self-Employed Workers’ Access to State Paid Leave Programs in 2026 ReportOctober 15, 2026 Self-Employed Workers’ Access to State Paid Leave Programs in 2026 Oct 15, 2026 Molly Weston Williamson
5 Ways the FTC Can Protect Americans From AI-Fueled Surveillance Pricing ReportSeptember 24, 2026 5 Ways the FTC Can Protect Americans From AI-Fueled Surveillance Pricing Sep 24, 2026 Megan Shahi, Zoë Baird, Jared Bernstein
Selling Out American Oceans: How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Bipartisan Ocean Legacy ArticleOctober 20, 2026 Selling Out American Oceans: How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Bipartisan Ocean Legacy In his second term, President Trump has taken action to remove protections from marine areas stretching across more than 1 million square miles, threatening iconic seascapes with industrial-scale fishing fleets. Oct 20, 2026 Angelo Villagomez, Beth Pike
The Long Game on Energy Affordability ReportSeptember 15, 2026 The Long Game on Energy Affordability Sep 15, 2026 Frederick Bell
Building a Clean Industrial Future: Policy Lessons From Climate Week NYC ArticleOctober 1, 2026 Building a Clean Industrial Future: Policy Lessons From Climate Week NYC Oct 1, 2026 Jessica Keller
Public Land Swaps for Private Gain: How the Trump Administration Is Trading Away Public Lands for Corporate Benefit ReportOctober 9, 2026 Public Land Swaps for Private Gain: How the Trump Administration Is Trading Away Public Lands for Corporate Benefit Oct 9, 2026 Maggie Bryan
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’ Sep 17, 2026 Margaret Cooney, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry
A Plan To Provide Americans With Healthy and Safe Food, Drinking Water, and Consumer Products ReportOctober 30, 2026 A Plan To Provide Americans With Healthy and Safe Food, Drinking Water, and Consumer Products The Trump administration has not held corporations accountable for exposing consumers to harms such as toxic chemicals and ultra-processed foods, nor has it worked toward building a healthy food system for everyone. This report provides specific recommendations for improving the safety of food, drinking water, and everyday products to reduce harm and improve health and well-being. Oct 30, 2026 Jill Rosenthal, Kierra B. Jones
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
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 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
Trump’s Deal Rewards Putin While Ukraine Burns ArticleOctober 19, 2026 Trump’s Deal Rewards Putin While Ukraine Burns Oct 19, 2026 Damian Murphy, Robert Benson
How Deregulation Undermines the Trump Administration’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran ArticleOctober 9, 2026 How Deregulation Undermines the Trump Administration’s ‘Economic D-Day’ Against Iran Oct 9, 2026 Sadhana Mandala, Andrew Miller
Trump-Xi Summit Scorecard: Assessing the Results of the September Meeting ArticleOctober 1, 2026 Trump-Xi Summit Scorecard: Assessing the Results of the September Meeting Oct 1, 2026 Michael Clark, Jonathan Fritz
The Trump Administration’s Abandonment of the ILO Harms Workers Both at Home and Abroad ArticleSeptember 28, 2026 The Trump Administration’s Abandonment of the ILO Harms Workers Both at Home and Abroad Sep 28, 2026 Ryan Mulholland
The Trump Administration Has Devoted at Least $1.6 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to Vanity Projects ArticleOctober 23, 2026 The Trump Administration Has Devoted at Least $1.6 Billion in Taxpayer Dollars to Vanity Projects A project-by-project breakdown of the $1.6 billion in taxpayer dollars used to promote the president’s image or personal brand and what that money could have been used for instead. Oct 23, 2026 Hannah McKiernan, Will Ragland
How the Trump Administration’s False Election Claims Could Be Used as a Pretext for a Power Grab ArticleOctober 26, 2026 How the Trump Administration’s False Election Claims Could Be Used as a Pretext for a Power Grab Oct 26, 2026 Ben Hovland, Emma Hulbert
Federal Personnel Face the Risk of Substantial Legal Liability if They Interfere in Elections ArticleOctober 28, 2026 Federal Personnel Face the Risk of Substantial Legal Liability if They Interfere in Elections Oct 28, 2026 Michael Sozan
Presidents Cannot Distort Laws To Justify Deploying Federal Forces To ‘Repel Armed Enemies’ in Elections ArticleOctober 14, 2026 Presidents Cannot Distort Laws To Justify Deploying Federal Forces To ‘Repel Armed Enemies’ in Elections Oct 14, 2026 Michael Sozan, Emma Hulbert
Head Start Works, but the Trump Administration Is Undermining It ArticleOctober 16, 2026 Head Start Works, but the Trump Administration Is Undermining It Oct 16, 2026 Hailey Gibbs, Carter Nesmith
The Devil Is in the Details: Trump Student Loan Changes Raise Costs and Weaken Safety Net for Borrowers ReportOctober 19, 2026 The Devil Is in the Details: Trump Student Loan Changes Raise Costs and Weaken Safety Net for Borrowers Oct 19, 2026 Sara Partridge, Madison Weiss, Kavin Haldo
In Rural Communities, Head Start Is Often the Only Licensed Child Care Option ReportOctober 16, 2026 In Rural Communities, Head Start Is Often the Only Licensed Child Care Option Oct 16, 2026 Hailey Gibbs
Treasury Regulations for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Fail To Protect Students ArticleOctober 5, 2026 Treasury Regulations for the Federal Scholarship Tax Credit Fail To Protect Students Oct 5, 2026 Paige Shoemaker DeMio
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
4 Ways Minnesota Can Improve Clearance Rates of Violent Crimes ArticleSeptember 17, 2026 4 Ways Minnesota Can Improve Clearance Rates of Violent Crimes Sep 17, 2026 Chandler Hall, Nick Wilson
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