Conversion therapy isn’t real. Junk science that harms LGBTQ youth should be banned. | Opinion Conversion therapy isn’t real. Junk science that harms LGBTQ youth should be banned. | Opinion Oct 8, 2025 USA Today Haley Norris
Trump’s Strikes in the Caribbean Are a Dangerous, Illegal Abuse of Wartime Power—It Won’t Stop There ArticleOctober 8, 2025 Trump’s Strikes in the Caribbean Are a Dangerous, Illegal Abuse of Wartime Power—It Won’t Stop There Oct 8, 2025 Dan Herman
Republicans are holding Americans’ health care hostage — and lying about it Republicans are holding Americans’ health care hostage — and lying about it Oct 6, 2025 MSNBC Natasha Murphy
Beyond participation trophies: The EU’s credibility crisis in the Western Balkans Beyond participation trophies: The EU’s credibility crisis in the Western Balkans Oct 6, 2025 Euractiv Robert Benson
Conversion therapy isn’t real. Junk science that harms LGBTQ youth should be banned. | Opinion In the NewsOctober 8, 2025 Conversion therapy isn’t real. Junk science that harms LGBTQ youth should be banned. | Opinion Haley Norris writes in USA Today about the Supreme Court's anticipated rejection of the scientific evidence discrediting conversion practices. Oct 8, 2025 USA Today Haley Norris
Trump’s Strikes in the Caribbean Are a Dangerous, Illegal Abuse of Wartime Power—It Won’t Stop There ArticleOctober 8, 2025 Trump’s Strikes in the Caribbean Are a Dangerous, Illegal Abuse of Wartime Power—It Won’t Stop There The Trump administration’s deadly strikes in the Caribbean bypass Congress and put us on a dangerous pathway to wider abuses. Oct 8, 2025 Dan Herman
Republicans are holding Americans’ health care hostage — and lying about it In the NewsOctober 6, 2025 Republicans are holding Americans’ health care hostage — and lying about it In an op-ed published by MSNBC, Natasha Murphy calls attention to the lies Republicans on the hill are spreading about ACA coverage and undocumented immigrants in order to distract from looming health care premium hikes. Oct 6, 2025 MSNBC Natasha Murphy
Beyond participation trophies: The EU’s credibility crisis in the Western Balkans In the NewsOctober 6, 2025 Beyond participation trophies: The EU’s credibility crisis in the Western Balkans In an op-ed published by Euractiv, Robert Benson argues that the EU cannot credibly preach democracy abroad while tolerating stagnation in its own neighborhood. Oct 6, 2025 Euractiv Robert Benson
How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State ReportOctober 6, 2025 How the Supreme Court Is Dismantling the Separation of Church and State Chief Justice John Roberts’ court is actively eroding the separation of church and state, breaking with centuries of First Amendment jurisprudence. Oct 6, 2025 Hayley Durudogan, Sydney Bryant
Counterpoint: SCOTUS Isn’t Drifting Rightward — the Pedal Is to the Floor ArticleOctober 2, 2025 Counterpoint: SCOTUS Isn’t Drifting Rightward — the Pedal Is to the Floor In an op-ed published by InsideSources, Devon Ombres discusses the Supreme Court’s brazen rightward lean and what we can expect to see from this term. Oct 2, 2025 InsideSources Devon Ombres
20 Years of the Roberts Court: The Chief Justice’s Legacy and the Coming Term Past EventSeptember 30, 2025 20 Years of the Roberts Court: The Chief Justice’s Legacy and the Coming Term Please join the Center for American Progress for a virtual event that will dive into 20 years of the Roberts court and the upcoming Supreme Court term. Online only Sep 30, 2025
Previewing the 2025–2026 Supreme Court Term: 20 Years of the Roberts Court ArticleSeptember 30, 2025 Previewing the 2025–2026 Supreme Court Term: 20 Years of the Roberts Court The Supreme Court is once again poised to transform American law by expanding presidential power and limiting constitutional rights. Sep 30, 2025 Devon Ombres, Hayley Durudogan
The Trump Administration Plans To Retaliate for a Government Shutdown by Firing Federal Employees—But Can It? ArticleSeptember 30, 2025 The Trump Administration Plans To Retaliate for a Government Shutdown by Firing Federal Employees—But Can It? A government shutdown would limit, not expand, the authorities the administration has—including its ability to fire federal employees—which is why it must move forward with firing plans now. Sep 30, 2025 Greta Bedekovics
Q&A on CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United VideoSeptember 26, 2025 Q&A on CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United CAP Senior Fellow Tom Moore answers questions from TikTok users about how states can reclaim their authority to get corporations and dark money groups out of politics. Sep 26, 2025 Tom Moore, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry
Introducing CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United VideoSeptember 26, 2025 Introducing CAP’s Plan To Beat Citizens United In this video, CAP Senior Fellow Tom Moore explains a bold new strategy for how states can use their longstanding authority over corporations to take corporate and dark money out of politics. Sep 26, 2025 Tom Moore, Hai-Lam Phan, Olivia Mowry
Nobel Peace Prize for Department of War President? In the NewsSeptember 23, 2025 Nobel Peace Prize for Department of War President? In an op-ed published by Foreign Policy, Damian Murphy argues that instead of making the world a safer place, the president’s approach to foreign policy stokes tension to further American interests. Sep 23, 2025 Foreign Policy Damian Murphy
The Trump Administration’s Retreat From the United Nations Harms the American People ArticleSeptember 22, 2025 The Trump Administration’s Retreat From the United Nations Harms the American People President Donald Trump’s disengagement from the United Nations is not just contrary to lofty American ideals but also a threat to the material welfare of Americans. Sep 22, 2025 Andrew Miller
A Green Light for Authoritarianism: How the Trump Administration Fuels Global Autocracy ArticleSeptember 19, 2025 A Green Light for Authoritarianism: How the Trump Administration Fuels Global Autocracy When U.S. support retreats, autocrats escalate their attacks, leaving democratic institutions vulnerable. This creates a global environment where authoritarianism can thrive. Sep 19, 2025 Dan Herman, Robert Benson
Congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act Creates an Unaccountable Slush Fund for the Trump Administration’s Deportation Force ReportSeptember 19, 2025 Congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act Creates an Unaccountable Slush Fund for the Trump Administration’s Deportation Force The OBBBA pumps $75 billion into ICE with no guardrails, supercharging the Trump administration’s massive, indiscriminate deportation agenda that is operating without accountability and threatening local communities and economies. Sep 19, 2025 Rosa Barrientos-Ferrer, Ben Greenho, Silva Mathema
Securing American Democracy: A Conversation With Sen. Adam Schiff Past EventSeptember 18, 2025 Securing American Democracy: A Conversation With Sen. Adam Schiff Join the Center for American Progress for a conversation with Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) as part of CAP’s “What’s Next: Conversations on the Path Forward” series. Center for American Progress Sep 18, 2025
Does a Politically Directed Department of Justice Merit the Presumption of Regularity? ReportSeptember 17, 2025 Does a Politically Directed Department of Justice Merit the Presumption of Regularity? Federal courts should begin—and litigants should ask them—to take notice of rampant irregularity coming out of the Department of Justice. Sep 17, 2025 Devon Ombres
Americans want dark money out of politics. We don’t have to wait for Supreme Court. In the NewsSeptember 17, 2025 Americans want dark money out of politics. We don’t have to wait for Supreme Court. In an op-ed published by USA Today, Tom Moore lays out a legal strategy to undo Citizens United and clamp down on the flow of dark-money spending in U.S. politics. Sep 17, 2025 USA Today Tom Moore
The Transatlantic Rift: The Trump Administration’s Unilateralism Undermines a Coordinated China Strategy and Weakens America ArticleSeptember 16, 2025 The Transatlantic Rift: The Trump Administration’s Unilateralism Undermines a Coordinated China Strategy and Weakens America The Trump administration has shattered the transatlantic alliance, squandering a key edge over China and leaving America weaker, poorer, and more isolated. Sep 16, 2025 Michael Clark
The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant ReportSeptember 15, 2025 The Corporate Power Reset That Makes Citizens United Irrelevant By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics. Sep 15, 2025 Tom Moore
Undoing Citizens United and Reining In Super PACs ReportSeptember 15, 2025 Undoing Citizens United and Reining In Super PACs By resetting corporate powers and treating super PACs like every other PAC, Congress and the states can begin to undo the damage caused by Citizens United. Sep 15, 2025 Tom Moore
Fixing the Immigration System to Strengthen the United States Past EventSeptember 10, 2025 Fixing the Immigration System to Strengthen the United States Join CAP for a timely conversation with Reps. Veronica Escobar (D-TX), Tom Suozzi (D-NY), Teresa Leger Fernández (D-NM) and CAP President and CEO Neera Tanden on solutions to actually fix our immigration system and strengthen border security. Center for American Progress (1333 H St. NW Washington DC 20005) & Online Sep 10, 2025
The Turnberry trap: Trump, Europe and global reordering In the NewsSeptember 3, 2025 The Turnberry trap: Trump, Europe and global reordering In an op-ed published by Politico Europe, Robert Benson argues that President Trump's recent trade deal with the European Union represents an alarming global reordering—one that empowers bullying, sows division, and destabilizes international norms. Sep 3, 2025 Politico Europe Robert Benson
Trump Ordered Texas To Gerrymander 5 New Republican-Leaning Congressional Districts—This Is How Other States Can Fight Back ArticleAugust 27, 2025 Trump Ordered Texas To Gerrymander 5 New Republican-Leaning Congressional Districts—This Is How Other States Can Fight Back An agreement to set aside redistricting commissions is needed in order to level the playing field in this redistricting arms race. Aug 27, 2025 Neera Tanden, Ben Olinsky, Greta Bedekovics