Affordable Care Act

Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Premiums and Stabilize Insurance Markets
Bipartisan Legislation to Lower Premiums and Stabilize Insurance Markets
Legislation that focuses on strengthening the individual market—not on slashing Medicaid to pay for tax cuts for the rich—would stabilize the market and lower premiums immediately.
By Neera Tanden and Topher Spiro
Health Care

Estimated Premium Increases from Repeal and Delay
Estimated Premium Increases from Repeal and Delay
Individual market consumers would pay twice as much for coverage by 2026.
By Emily Gee and Thomas Huelskoetter
Health Care
Keeping Our Promise to America’s Vets by Saving Medicaid
Keeping Our Promise to America’s Vets by Saving Medicaid
Retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Alexis Scott relies on Medicaid to help her treat injuries she sustained while on duty in Iraq.
By Aki Suzuki, Michael Richardson, and Rejane Frederick
Health Care
Who Receives Medicaid? A State-by-State Breakdown
Who Receives Medicaid? A State-by-State Breakdown
Participants in Medicaid—which covers more than 1 in 5 Americans—come from all states, age groups, genders, races, and ethnicities.
By Rachel West and Katherine Gallagher Robbins
Poverty

Economic Security

The Latest Threat to Working Families
The Latest Threat to Working Families
Michele and Igor speak with Rep. DeLauro and Harry Stein, director of fiscal policy at CAP, about the House Republicans' budget and what the American people really need economically.
By Michele L. Jawando, Igor Volsky, and Harry Stein
Economy

Events

How Trump's Deregulatory Agenda Hurts People's Everyday Lives
The Center for American Progress invites you to join a discussion with District of Columbia Attorney General Karl Racine and a panel of experts about the devastating implications of the Trump administration's deregulatory agenda.
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Center for American Progress
Emerging Challenges: Humanitarian Aid and American Interests
With world displacement at record levels and millions of people at risk of famine, the Trump administration has sent conflicting signals on U.S. engagement.
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Center for American Progress

Middle East

The European Union and Turkey in 2017: Move On or Apart?
The European Union and Turkey in 2017: Move On or Apart?
It is time for the EU to take a hard-line approach when it comes to human rights and democracy within Turkey and, at the same time, more strongly emphasize continued engagement.
By Michael Werz
Foreign Policy and Security

Budget

The Minibus Spending Bill Shortchanges American Jobs and Energy
The Minibus Spending Bill Shortchanges American Jobs and Energy
The cuts in the House’s minibus spending bill show the fundamental problem with a budget that abandons domestic priorities.
By Harry Stein and Luke Bassett
Economy
8 Ways the House Republicans’ Budget Will Harm Working Families to Pay for Millionaire Tax Cuts
8 Ways the House Republicans’ Budget Will Harm Working Families to Pay for Millionaire Tax Cuts
House Republicans’ budget proposal is yet another Trojan horse to give tax cuts to the wealthy, while slashing programs everyday Americans rely on.
By the Center for American Progress
Economy
The Mainstreaming of Trump’s Reckless Worldviews
The Mainstreaming of Trump’s Reckless Worldviews
The budget introduced by House Republicans too closely resembles the president’s imbalanced approach to national security.
By Nathan Fenstermacher, Silva Mathema, Cathleen Kelly, and Lawrence J. Korb
Foreign Policy and Security

Government Reform

Millennial Voters Win With Automatic Voter Registration
Millennial Voters Win With Automatic Voter Registration
Oregon’s first election with automatic voter registration suggests it may be transformative for youth voter participation.
By Henry Kraemer, Liz Kennedy, Maggie Thompson, Danielle Root, and Kyle Epstein
Democracy and Government

Progressive Pulse

Generation Progress
TalkPoverty
ThinkProgress (CAP Action)

Legal Progress

The Not-So-Secret Attack on Our Voting Rights
The Not-So-Secret Attack on Our Voting Rights
With voting rights under attack at both the state and national levels, we asked Sarah Audelo of the Alliance for Youth Action and Shaneice Simmons of Rock the Vote to talk about how progressives can fight back to make voting more convenient and accessible.
By Andrew Satter and Raman Preet Kaur
Democracy and Government

Education

Betsy DeVos: Secretary of Discrimination?
Betsy DeVos: Secretary of Discrimination?
Just months into Betsy DeVos’ tenure as secretary of education, the department is already rolling back critical protections for vulnerable students.
By Coleton Whitaker, Sejal Singh, and Stephenie Johnson
Education
Early Learning in the United States: 2017
Early Learning in the United States: 2017
By preparing children for school and enabling parents to work, high-quality child care and preschool are a necessity for children, families, and the economy. These fact sheets explore the status of early learning programs in states and the need for state investment in these programs.
By Simon Workman and Jessica Troe
Early Childhood
All Sides Agree that Single Servicer Is a Bad Move
All Sides Agree that Single Servicer Is a Bad Move
Betsy DeVos digs in her heels as Democrats, Republicans, and industry groups oppose a new federal student loan contract.
By Colleen Campbell
Education

Foreign Policy

America’s Relationship with Africa in a New Era
America’s Relationship with Africa in a New Era
The United States should work to unlock Africa’s tremendous potential to be a powerhouse of future growth lifting millions out of poverty, a substantial market for U.S. goods, and a breadbasket to the world.
By Tom Daschle
Foreign Policy and Security