The Other Terrible Health Care Bill Pending in Congress
A new bill pending in the Senate could make it nearly impossible for injured patients to sue for malpractice.
A New Missouri Law Creates Steep Hurdles to Discrimination Lawsuits
A new state law will make it harder to hold bosses and landlords—including the bill’s sponsor—accountable for violating civil rights.
When It Comes to U.S. Attorneys, All Americans Need a Seat at the Table
Senators should demand diverse nominees for vacant U.S. attorney positions.
The Courts Have Halted Trump’s Bigoted Policies, But the Senate Wants to Confirm All His Judges
Federal judges have put the brakes on many of Trump’s dangerous policies, but the president has the potential to appoint more than 100 judges who will rubber-stamp his agenda.
2 Questions for Trump’s ‘Regulatory Czaritsa’ Nominee
Senators must ask Neomi Rao, the radical opponent of regulation President Donald Trump has nominated to head an office charged with reviewing and improving rules, if she will do her duty.
The Myth of Voter Fraud
This week, Thinking CAP talks voter suppression and discusses the North Carolina case shot down by the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday and Trump’s independent voter fraud commission.
The Trump Budget’s Attack on People with Disabilities
The Trump budget would be particularly damaging for Americans with disabilities.
The Trump Budget Neglects Basic Protections and Funds a Deportation Force Instead
The Trump budget would undermine enforcement of civil rights protections and access to justice while funding a policy of mass deportation.
President Trump’s Proposed Cuts to the Legal Services Corporation Would Increase the Justice Gap
Instead of trying to cut legal aid, President Trump should be investing in it.
Trump Is Disregarding Senate Norms to Get His Judges on the Bench
After the Senate nuked the filibuster to confirm President Trump’s Supreme Court justice, the White House is now ignoring the historic role of home-state senators in recommending judicial nominees.
Trump’s First 100 Days in 100 Seconds
Watch a 100-second run-down of Trump's chaotic first 100 days.
Trump Vetting Extremist Judges to Fill Record Number of Empty Seats
The president already has 127 seats to fill on the federal courts, and his first nominees are conservative ideologues.
100 Ways, in 100 Days, that Trump Has Hurt Americans
Trump’s actions during his first 100 days in office have time and again benefitted corporations and the wealthy at the expense of ordinary Americans.
Six States Leading the Charge on Second-Chance Policies
While criminal justice reform may be stalled in Congress for now, red, blue, and purple states alike are moving forward with their own reforms.
Corporate Capture Threatens Democratic Government
Americans have always fought to expand democratic freedoms and protect democratic society from being corrupted through unchecked private greed and undermined through grotesque inequality.