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The Interest Rate Penalty From Trump’s War With Iran
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The Interest Rate Penalty From Trump’s War With Iran

The war has pushed up interest rates by 0.5 percentage points, which will likely stay elevated even under an interim agreement. American households will spend an additional $4.6 billion, nonfinancial businesses will spend $12.7 billion, and the government will pay $30.8 billion more in borrowing costs this year as a result.

Christian E. Weller

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Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families
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Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families

As families struggle to make ends meet amid rising costs, the Center for American Progress’ affordability agenda would save a typical family $4,133 per year across housing, health care, utility bills, and groceries.

Emily Gee, Kennedy Andara

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Climate

A Call for Ocean Protection in All 35 Coastal and Great Lakes States and Territories
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A Call for Ocean Protection in All 35 Coastal and Great Lakes States and Territories

B.E.A.C.H. 35 proposes a national pledge to protect at least one beloved ocean habitat in all 35 coastal and Great Lakes states and territories by 2030, a pivotal shift that prioritizes critical habitats, quality, equity, and local, community-led stewardship.

Angelo Villagomez, Suraida Nañez-James

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Bipartisan Momentum Is Growing for Automatic Record Sealing Through the Clean Slate and Fresh Start Acts
A Plan for American Electricity Affordability
Orbán’s Defeat in the Hungarian Election Signals a Blow to the Global Authoritarian Movement
An EU-China bridge is designed to crumble
Trump made a promise not to touch Medicare. His megabill just broke it.
Marco Rubio’s Deal: Trading Venezuelan Democracy for Oil
5 Things You Should Know About AI Right Now
How Trump’s Cuts to FEMA and NWS Are Leaving Communities Defenseless Against Extreme Weather Disasters
1.3 Million Active-Duty Service Members Would Go Without Pay During a Government Shutdown
FORMER BIDEN HEALTH ADVISOR: We’re running out of time. American businesses should start requiring vaccinations for their workers.
May’s Headline Jobs Numbers Mask Underlying Labor Market Slack
Lowering the Cost of Living for American Families
CAP Comments on HHS’ Notice Rolling Back Progress Toward Wage and Benefits Improvements for Head Start Workforce
The Trump Administration’s War in Iran Is Raising Costs for Rural Communities, Farmers, and Food Production
The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
Progressives should use COP30 to show democracies can deliver prosperity and save the planet
CAP Poll Shows How Americans Want Policymakers To Lower Electricity Bills And Provide Immediate Relief
Does Medicare Still Cover Durable Medical Equipment?
How the Trump Administration’s Embrace of Oil, Gas, and Chemical Industry Interests Will Endanger Children’s Health
Why the National Debt Matters More Than It Used To and Why We Should Not Count on AI To Fix the Problem
Rideshare Win Could Bring Big Changes
Opportunities and Challenges in the Eastern Mediterranean: Examining U.S. Interests and Regional Cooperation
It’s time to close Guantanamo
Congressional Republicans Recklessly Bill Taxpayers for the Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Slush Fund and Wasteful Ballroom
Reimagining Endangered Species Conservation in a Time of Crisis
The President’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Will Not Make the Country Safer
On the First Anniversary of the OBBBA, Millions of Americans Have Been Left Behind
Virginia Joining the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact Puts the Finish Line in Sight
Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities
Public Health Is About to Get Sicker
Not the time to cement North America’s fate
Trump’s Agenda Is a Direct Threat to the Black Middle Class
The Cost of Measles? The Health of Our Families and Communities.
How the Trump Administration Could Lower Energy Prices and What It Is Doing Instead
Why Energy Diversification Matters as Extreme Cold Intensifies
Paramount’s Anticompetitive Merger With Warner Bros. Is Fueled by Investments From Regimes With Deep Trump Ties
Congress Must Stop Prediction Market Corruption
A Call for Ocean Protection in All 35 Coastal and Great Lakes States and Territories
Bipartisan and Republican-Led Coalitions Advance Fair Contracting Policies on Public Construction Projects
CAP Urges Stronger Accountability Metrics and Greater Transparency in Federally Funded Postsecondary Programs
The Interest Rate Penalty From Trump’s War With Iran
Fast Facts About Paid Leave in Virginia
Trading Offshore Wind for LNG: A Lose-Lose for Americans
Fact Sheet: Mandating 21st Century Policing Standards for Federal Immigration Enforcement
Kennedy Is Right That America’s Kids Are Unhealthy. But His ‘MAHA’ Report Is the Wrong Medicine.
Electric and Natural Gas Utility Rate Hikes Tracker
How Japan can drive faster toward a clean-energy future
6 Things To Know About Vocational Education
What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities
How Trump’s $500 Million UAE Crypto Deal Trades U.S. National Security for Family Profit
6 Things To Know About Vocational Education
Paramount’s Anticompetitive Merger With Warner Bros. Is Fueled by Investments From Regimes With Deep Trump Ties
ExIm Reauthorization Is a Chance To Reimagine the Bank as a Potential Engine of Climate Action, Industrial Development, and Job Creation
How Trump’s Potential Settlement Could Shield His Family and Businesses From Investigation
Stabilizing and Strengthening State Funding for Public Higher Education After the Big Beautiful Bill
CAP Comments on HHS’ Notice Rolling Back Progress Toward Wage and Benefits Improvements for Head Start Workforce
Trump and China: An Unprincipled, Impractical, Reactionary Approach to China Policy
The Senate Republican Budget Bill Adds Broadband Funding That Favors Musk’s Starlink and Bans State AI Laws
CAP Comments on Individual Tax Credit for Qualified Contributions to Scholarship-Granting Organizations
DACA Boosts Recipients’ Well-Being and Economic Contributions: 2022 Survey Results
What the Trump Administration, RFK Jr., and the MAHA Report Got Wrong About Improving Children’s Health
Unprotecting American Lands: How Trump Is Dismantling America’s Bipartisan Conservation Legacy
Alondra: A DACA Nurse Providing Care Despite Barriers
Congressional Republicans Recklessly Bill Taxpayers for the Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Slush Fund and Wasteful Ballroom
Congressional Republicans Recklessly Bill Taxpayers for the Trump Administration’s ICE and CBP Slush Fund and Wasteful Ballroom
Regional Recalibration After the Iran Strikes
Markwayne Mullin’s answer about following court orders should alarm every American
What Both Anthropic and the Pentagon Get Wrong
A Plan for American Electricity Affordability
Exporting MAGA Ideology: Why Orbán’s Loss Doesn’t End the Threat Posed by the Extreme Right
Latinos on the Front Lines of Summer Climate Disasters
Capping Rental Application Fees at $5
The President’s $1.5 Trillion Pentagon Budget Will Not Make the Country Safer
Cracking Down on Pass-Throughs
A Plan for American Electricity Affordability

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Democracy

Paramount’s Anticompetitive Merger With Warner Bros. Is Fueled by Investments From Regimes With Deep Trump Ties
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Paramount’s Anticompetitive Merger With Warner Bros. Is Fueled by Investments From Regimes With Deep Trump Ties

Government regulators must block Paramount’s merger with Warner Bros. for several reasons, including that foreign autocracies with deep financial entanglements with President Donald Trump and anti-democratic values—including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar—could end up owning the combined corporation.

Michael Sozan, Andrew Miller

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Education

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Rights and Justice

How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security
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How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security

Federal executive orders targeting initiatives that seek to ensure diversity and equity for all are systematically dismantling America's public health infrastructure—cutting research, surveillance systems, and workforce programs while raising costs and putting national health security at risk.

Mariam Rashid, Perry N. Halkitis

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