Treading Water: The Current Challenges of Women’s Work
In order to improve the economic security of all working women, policymakers must address the challenges women face in the workforce by improving workplace standards, protections, and benefits.
Trump Administration
5 Ways the Trump Shutdown Is Harming Struggling Workers, Families, and Communities
President Donald Trump’s shutdown is more than a debate around a wall: It is about the low-income, disabled, and indigenous peoples at and within our borders whose lives and economic security he is willfully endangering for political gain.
5 Questions the Senate Should Ask the Nominee for U.S. Attorney General
The attorney general has considerable influence on whether the laws that determine the economy’s rules get enforced—and whether they protect workers, consumers, and taxpayers.
Interior Department Is Cutting Corners and Ignoring Science in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
The Trump administration’s inadequate environmental assessment dramatically underestimates the damage that drilling for oil in the refuge would cause.
Fact Sheets: How the Trump Shutdown Harms States
Across the country, President Trump's shutdown has had damaging effects on vital programs and services. As he continues to hold portions of the government hostage, Trump has left hundreds of thousands of workers in financial limbo.
The Risks in Betsy DeVos’ Rethink of Higher Education
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ regulatory rollback would water down quality in higher education and create a recipe for fraud.
Immigration Priorities in the 116th Congress
Democratic control of the House of Representatives provides an opportunity for much-needed oversight, passage of legislation to protect vulnerable individuals, and exploration of longer-term solutions.
Missing Paychecks Due to Trump Shutdown Total $2 Billion Every Two Weeks
President Donald Trump is threatening the economic security of federal workers and their families for the sake of his ego.
New Year, New Congress, Same Stupid Trump Shutdown
In 2019's first episode, Jesse Lee and Sam Berger discuss the new House majority and President Trump's government shutdown.
Effects of the Trump Shutdown on Federal Workers’ Paychecks: State-by-State Estimates
800,000 federal workers could go without paychecks in the event of a prolonged government shutdown.
Robert Mueller Closes in on Trump
This week, Daniella and Ed speak with Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Max Bergmann about the ongoing investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election.
13 Troubling Judicial Nominees You Missed This Year
These 13 nominees may have stayed under the radar, but they are poised to shape the U.S. judiciary branch for decades to come.
Conservatives Are Using the Courts to Attack Health Care for All Americans
Overturning the Affordable Care Act would negatively affect Medicare, Medicaid, employer coverage, and individual coverage.
Trump’s Hush Money Payments Were Likely a Criminal Offense
While President Trump has taken to Twitter to say he’s in the clear, the facts point to a criminal violation of campaign finance law.
Making Waves
Americans who depend on the ocean and treasure its beauty and abundance are counting on Congress to hold the Trump administration accountable for its harmful anti-ocean agenda, as well as to chart a more sustainable and prosperous course forward.