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The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country
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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.

Gréta Bedekovics, Devon Ombres

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American Law at 250: The Supreme Court and Democracy
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American Law at 250: The Supreme Court and Democracy

Please join the Center for American Progress for a discussion of how the Supreme Court has transitioned into a blatantly political entity and what needs to be done to free it from political capture and reestablish it as a defender—not an enemy—of American democracy.

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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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America Is Running Out of Nurses, and DACA Recipients Are Helping Provide Critical Care to Communities Despite Threats of Deportation From the Trump Administration
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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.

Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer

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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
The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country
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
What Is the Most Significant Gap in the Social Safety Net for American Families?
Trump Rule Changes Would Kneecap Head Start
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
Censored: Erasing 250 Years of American History on Public Lands
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
Censored: Erasing 250 Years of American History on Public Lands
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
How Early Childhood and K-12 Systems Can Work Together To Support Early Literacy
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
The SAVE Act May Be Stalled in Congress, But State Versions Are Being Advanced All Across the Country
Stabilizing and Strengthening State Funding for Public Higher Education After the Big Beautiful Bill
How Early Childhood and K-12 Systems Can Work Together To Support Early Literacy
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
Why Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner Should Visit Ukraine
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
Business Income Has Moved Beyond Corporations, and Tax Policy Must Follow
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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