10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act ArticleJuly 3, 2025 10 Egregious Things You May Not Know About the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Congressional Republicans’ radical budget and tax bill includes several less-known provisions that will increase costs, fuel the Trump administration’s overreach, and waste taxpayer dollars. Jul 3, 2025 Colin Seeberger, Andrea Ducas, Natasha Murphy, 9 More Kierra B. Jones, Andrés Argüello, Lily Roberts, Kyle Ross, Michael Sozan, Silva Mathema, Sara Partridge, Paige Shoemaker DeMio, Corey Husak
The Top 5 Ways the Congressional Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Disabled Students ReportJune 30, 2025 The Top 5 Ways the Congressional Republicans’ Budget Reconciliation Bill Will Harm Disabled Students Disabled students will be disproportionately hurt by the Republican budget reconciliation bill, losing access to essential services and resources that support their education and help them become contributing members of their communities. Jun 30, 2025 Mia Ives-Rublee, Weadé James
How To Make America Sick ArticleJune 26, 2025 How To Make America Sick The Trump administration’s plan to “Make America Healthy Again” will make Americans’ health worse. Jun 26, 2025 Donald Berwick
The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s SNAP Cuts Would Strain Food Banks Amid Rising Food Insecurity ArticleJune 26, 2025 The One Big ‘Beautiful’ Bill’s SNAP Cuts Would Strain Food Banks Amid Rising Food Insecurity Food banks do not have the capacity to alleviate the spike in hunger that would be created by cuts to SNAP. Jun 26, 2025 Kyle Ross
8 Ways the Senate Budget Bill Is More Extreme Than the House-Passed Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill ArticleJune 24, 2025 8 Ways the Senate Budget Bill Is More Extreme Than the House-Passed Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill Many have assumed that the House of Representatives’ One Big, Beautiful Bill Act would be moderated by Senate counterparts. However, the Senate’s proposed cuts to health care and food assistance—along with the potential sell-off of public lands and changes to make it easier to buy guns—are more extreme. Jun 24, 2025 Lily Roberts, Natasha Murphy, Kyle Ross, 2 More Drew McConville, Nick Wilson
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Would Gut Programs That Support Children ArticleJune 20, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Would Gut Programs That Support Children Proposed cuts to vital food, health, and education programs would threaten families’ budgets and slash supports for children. Jun 20, 2025 Kennedy Andara, Kyle Ross
The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Would Ravage Regions Won by Donald Trump While Giving Tax Breaks to the Rich ArticleJune 13, 2025 The One Big Beautiful Bill Act Would Ravage Regions Won by Donald Trump While Giving Tax Breaks to the Rich Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP, and clean energy tax credits would devastate people in communities that voted for President Donald Trump. Jun 13, 2025 Kierra B. Jones, Andrea Ducas, Kyle Ross, 6 More Lily Roberts, Lucero Marquez, Jamie Friedman, Colin Seeberger, Kennedy Andara, Andrés Argüello
House Republican Proposal Would Kick More People Off SNAP During Recessions While Pushing Additional Costs to States ArticleMay 27, 2025 House Republican Proposal Would Kick More People Off SNAP During Recessions While Pushing Additional Costs to States The House Republican tax and budget bill would make states pay more to administer food assistance while ensuring it serves fewer people in need. May 27, 2025 Kyle Ross, Kennedy Andara, Amina Khalique, 1 More Sophie Cohen
Cuts to the VA Will Leave Veterans Without the Benefits They Were Promised VideoMay 23, 2025 Cuts to the VA Will Leave Veterans Without the Benefits They Were Promised Recent federal cuts threaten fundamental services and support for U.S. veterans, farmers, and communities at large. May 23, 2025 Margaret Cooney, Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo, 1 More Tom Moore
The Devastating Harms of House Republicans’ Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill by State and Congressional District ArticleMay 21, 2025 The Devastating Harms of House Republicans’ Big, ‘Beautiful’ Bill by State and Congressional District Estimates for the increase in number of uninsured people by 2034; how many people could lose some or all SNAP benefits; and the number of jobs at risk due to elimination of clean energy tax credits under the One, Big, Beautiful Bill Act. May 21, 2025 Colin Seeberger, Andrea Ducas, Lily Roberts, 3 More Shannon Baker-Branstetter, Kennedy Andara, Kyle Ross
Farms and Families in Crisis: The Trump Administration’s Assault on America’s Food System Past EventMay 15, 2025 Farms and Families in Crisis: The Trump Administration’s Assault on America’s Food System Please join the Center for American Progress for the next in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans. This event will focus on how cuts to food pantries, Farm to School grants, and school lunches, as well as to USDA and FDA food safety oversight, put millions at risk of going hungry. Online only May 15, 2025
The House Republican SNAP Cuts Would Take Food From Hungry Families ArticleMay 12, 2025 The House Republican SNAP Cuts Would Take Food From Hungry Families The U.S. House Agriculture Committee’s budget proposal would cut assistance for all SNAP recipients—not “waste, fraud, and abuse.” May 12, 2025 Kyle Ross
Congressional Republicans Are Planning One of the Largest-Ever Cuts to Basic Supports for Children ArticleMay 10, 2025 Congressional Republicans Are Planning One of the Largest-Ever Cuts to Basic Supports for Children The congressional Republican tax and budget plan would slash programs that provide food, health care, and other supports to America’s children. May 10, 2025 Kennedy Andara, Lily Roberts
SNAP Cuts Are Likely To Harm More Than 27,000 Retailers Nationwide ArticleMay 8, 2025 SNAP Cuts Are Likely To Harm More Than 27,000 Retailers Nationwide A new analysis shows that 27,000 retailers in areas with the highest shares of SNAP participants would be the most likely to bear the brunt of proposed drastic cuts to food assistance. May 8, 2025 Kyle Ross, Kennedy Andara
The Congressional Republican Budget Plan Will Hurt Americans’ Wallets ArticleMay 5, 2025 The Congressional Republican Budget Plan Will Hurt Americans’ Wallets Congressional Republicans are gearing up to pass their budget reconciliation legislation in the coming months—a plan that gives tax cuts disproportionately to the rich while raising costs on everyday Americans. May 5, 2025 Lucero Marquez, Natalie Baker
100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering ReportApril 24, 2025 100 Days of the Trump Administration’s Foreign Policy: Global Chaos, American Weakness, and Human Suffering In only 100 days, the Trump administration has wrought chaos around the world and weakened the United States’ place in it—leaving the American people and billions of others worldwide to pay the price. Apr 24, 2025 Allison McManus, Ryan Mulholland, Andrew Miller, 3 More Dan Herman, Robert Benson, Courtney Federico
Shifting SNAP Costs to States Would Make Future Recessions Worse ArticleApril 14, 2025 Shifting SNAP Costs to States Would Make Future Recessions Worse Ending the federal funding guarantee for food assistance would cut benefits and undermine the effectiveness of one of the strongest available tools to combat recessions. Apr 14, 2025 Kyle Ross
Congressional Republicans’ Budget Plans Would Force America’s Working Class To Foot the Bill for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy ArticleFebruary 26, 2025 Congressional Republicans’ Budget Plans Would Force America’s Working Class To Foot the Bill for Tax Cuts for the Wealthy New budget proposals envision a massive tax giveaway to those at the top financed by working-class Americans, including cuts to health care and food programs. Feb 26, 2025 Colin Seeberger
Budget Committee Republicans Are Moving to Take Away Food and Health Care From Americans ArticleFebruary 12, 2025 Budget Committee Republicans Are Moving to Take Away Food and Health Care From Americans Both the House and Senate budget committee Republican budget resolutions call for cuts targeting Medicaid and SNAP. Feb 12, 2025 Bobby Kogan, Alan Cohen
The Consequences of a Federal Funding Freeze in the States ArticleFebruary 6, 2025 The Consequences of a Federal Funding Freeze in the States The Trump administration’s proposed spending pause stirred confusion and uncertainty around government-funded services. Feb 6, 2025 Kennedy Andara
How the Trump Administration Could Leave Families Hungry: Potential Cuts to SNAP in 2025 and Beyond ArticleFebruary 3, 2025 How the Trump Administration Could Leave Families Hungry: Potential Cuts to SNAP in 2025 and Beyond Previous attempts to cut food assistance provide important clues for how Trump and the new Congress may attack families relying on SNAP. Feb 3, 2025 Kyle Ross
Expanding Access to Basic Reentry Services Will Improve Health, Well-Being, and Public Safety ReportOctober 29, 2024 Expanding Access to Basic Reentry Services Will Improve Health, Well-Being, and Public Safety Improving access to health care for individuals rejoining their communities after incarceration is a critical strategy for reducing crime, improving community health, and bettering overall public safety. Oct 29, 2024 Anuja Gore, Akua Amaning
Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts VideoOctober 11, 2024 Small-Scale Farm Brings Food Justice To Strengthen Communities Across New Mexico’s Food Deserts Los Jardines Institute is supporting Justice40 implementation in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and beyond to build healthy and sustainable communities. Oct 11, 2024 Margaret Cooney, Devon Lespier, Olivia Mowry, 1 More Hai-Lam Phan
5 Priorities for the 50th G7 Summit ArticleJune 10, 2024 5 Priorities for the 50th G7 Summit The G7 summit in Apulia, Italy presents a chance for the world's major democracies to collectively tackle immediate challenges, while forging a path toward a more resilient and inclusive future. Jun 10, 2024 Allison McManus, Robert Benson, Courtney Federico, 1 More Laura Kilbury
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice IssueNovember 1, 2021 Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy IssueNovember 1, 2021 Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.
Building an Economy for All IssueNovember 1, 2021 Building an Economy for All Economic growth must be built on the foundation of a strong and secure middle class so that all Americans benefit from growth.