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The Center for American Progress is an independent, nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership and concerted action. Our aim is not just to change the conversation, but to change the country.

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On Its 60th Anniversary, Medicaid Is Under Attack
Article Demonstrators gather in protest of Medicaid cuts outside of the U.S. Capitol.

On Its 60th Anniversary, Medicaid Is Under Attack

Historic program cuts enacted by congressional Republicans and the Trump administration threaten the health and financial security of millions of Americans.

Andrea Ducas

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The Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Cuts to DOJ Grants Undermine Public Safety
With Americans Facing Utility Bill Increases This Year, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Threatens To Drive Costs Even Higher
A Progressive Vision for Education in the 21st Century
Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities
The Trump-Putin Alaska Meeting: Preventing a Surrender Summit
Trump made a promise not to touch Medicare. His megabill just broke it.
The United States’ Climate Whiplash: From Climate Leadership to Climate Retreat
Attacks on the U.S. Innovation Ecosystem Are an Attack on a Wellspring of American Prosperity
The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
1.3 Million Active-Duty Service Members Would Go Without Pay During a Government Shutdown
Nationwide 2024 Crime Data Demonstrate the Value of Violence Prevention and Local Law Enforcement
FORMER BIDEN HEALTH ADVISOR: We’re running out of time. American businesses should start requiring vaccinations for their workers.
The 2024 LGBTQI+ Wage Gap
CAP Testimony Before the House Subcommittee on Economic Growth, Energy Policy, and Regulatory Affairs and Subcommittee on Health Care and Financial Services
Sustainable and Reliable: Securing Resources for the Clean Energy Future
CAP Comments on HHS’ Notice Affecting Head Start Eligibility Criteria
Resource-Rich New Mexico Plans To Diversify Its Economy
The Lasting Threat of Trump’s Cuts to NOAA and NWS on American Communities
EU Elections: What the Results Mean and Why They Matter
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Is Crushing America’s Electricity System
The Truth About Disparate Impact and Equity
Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat
What Is a Pocket Rescission?
State Rideshare Collective Bargaining Policies Hold Great Promise
Examining the Powerful Impact of Investments in Early Childhood for Children, Families, and Our Nation’s Economy
It’s time to close Guantanamo
10th Annual DACA Survey: 2024 Findings Reveal What’s at Stake for Recipients and the United States
8 Ways the Senate Budget Bill Is More Extreme Than the House-Passed Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill
The Trump Administration’s Reckless Strikes in Iran Raise More Questions Than Answers
The Implementation Timeline of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Trump’s Deployment of National Guard to Los Angeles Is a Dangerous Escalation That Will Inflame Tensions
The Trump Administration’s Unprecedented Cuts to DOJ Grants Undermine Public Safety
Mapping Federal Funding Cuts to U.S. Colleges and Universities
The Truth About Disparate Impact and Equity
Borders, Burdens, and Balance: A Strategic Vision for Migration in the United States and the European Union
10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Project 2025’s Distortion of Civil Rights Law Threatens Americans With Legalized Discrimination
The Trump Administration Is Endangering Women’s Reproductive Health
Counterpoint: America Needs Affordable Energy; Coal Doesn’t Fit the Bill
Climate Deniers of the 118th Congress
How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration
The stablecoin legislation still being pushed in Congress risks sowing the seeds of a financial crisis
Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat
Governors Should Fight for an Economic Agenda To Improve the Lives of Working-Class Residents
The Implementation Timeline of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
Congressional Republican Tax Proposals Would Push Inflation and Interest Rates Even Higher
LGBTQI+ People Are Working, Healing, and Caring in a Country Without Guaranteed Paid Leave
House Republicans Are Giving Up on U.S. Manufacturing
Nationwide 2024 Crime Data Demonstrate the Value of Violence Prevention and Local Law Enforcement
Plans to test prior authorization in traditional Medicare are deeply troubling
On Its 60th Anniversary, Medicaid Is Under Attack
House Spending Plans Would Increase Pollution, Harming Americans’ Health and Raising Energy Costs
How Japan can drive faster toward a clean-energy future
The Full Cost of Attendance: Addressing Housing, Food, and Other Barriers to Community College Student Success
Nationwide 2024 Crime Data Demonstrate the Value of Violence Prevention and Local Law Enforcement
The Authoritarian Playbook in Action: What Global Cases Tell Us About Trump’s 2025 Military Deployments
The Top 5 Ways the Congressional Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Disabled Students
Save the PMF Program or Risk Losing a Generation of Public Servants
Trump’s Latest Trade Deals Raise More Questions Than Answers and Harm America’s Future
There Is No Legal Basis for the FBI To Arrest Quorum-Breaking Texas Legislators
State Fact Sheets: How the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Are Increasing Costs for American Families
Executive Summary: Differentiating Between Harmful Child Care Deregulation and Helpful Reform
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
10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
DACA Boosts Recipients’ Well-Being and Economic Contributions: 2022 Survey Results
RFK Jr. Is Systematically Undermining Vaccine Science and Endangering Health
The Trump Administration Is Recklessly Axing Funding and Staff for America’s National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
State Fact Sheets: How the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Are Increasing Costs for American Families
CAP Comments on HHS’ Notice Affecting Head Start Eligibility Criteria
A New Immigration System To Safeguard America’s Security, Expand Economic Growth, and Make Us Stronger
10th Annual DACA Survey: 2024 Findings Reveal What’s at Stake for Recipients and the United States
Trump’s ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ Plan Fundamentally Misreads the Arab World
Vice President Kamala Harris and Migration in the Americas: Setting the Record Straight
By cutting science, the Defense Department is eating its seed corn
The Implementation Timeline of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
The Trump-Putin Alaska Meeting: Preventing a Surrender Summit
Climate Change Is Subjecting More Americans to Unbearable Extreme Heat
State Fact Sheets: How the Trump Administration and Congressional Republicans Are Increasing Costs for American Families

Democracy

How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration
Article People take part in a “No Kings” protest in San Francisco.

How Peaceful Protest by Just 3.5 Percent of Americans Could Force Major Policy Changes From the Trump Administration

History shows that when just 3.5 percent of a population—about 12 million Americans—engage in peaceful protest, their demands become nearly impossible to ignore. This is particularly relevant today, as Americans continue to defend due process and health care rights amid a rise in authoritarian policies.

Michael Sozan

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