A Plan To Provide Americans With Healthy and Safe Food, Drinking Water, and Consumer Products ReportOctober 30, 2026 A Plan To Provide Americans With Healthy and Safe Food, Drinking Water, and Consumer Products The Trump administration has not held corporations accountable for exposing consumers to harms such as toxic chemicals and ultra-processed foods, nor has it worked toward building a healthy food system for everyone. This report provides specific recommendations for improving the safety of food, drinking water, and everyday products to reduce harm and improve health and well-being. Oct 30, 2026 Jill Rosenthal, Kierra B. Jones
You Are What You Eat: An Alternative to MAHA for Healthy Food and Fewer Chemicals ReportOctober 23, 2026 You Are What You Eat: An Alternative to MAHA for Healthy Food and Fewer Chemicals CAP’s science-based plan would remove corporate and political influence from regulatory agencies, guarantee food safety, protect Americans from harmful chemicals in everyday products, and empower families to make healthy choices. Oct 23, 2026 Neera Tanden, Topher Spiro, Anne Knapke, 2 More Jill Rosenthal, Kierra B. Jones
What Happens When Domestic Violence Survivors Lose Health Coverage? ArticleOctober 13, 2026 What Happens When Domestic Violence Survivors Lose Health Coverage? Health coverage is part of a vital safety net for people experiencing domestic violence. Cuts to Medicaid and changes to ACA marketplace coverage could make it harder for these survivors to receive and maintain care. Oct 13, 2026 Kierra B. Jones
4 Ways Minnesota Can Improve Clearance Rates of Violent Crimes ArticleSeptember 17, 2026 4 Ways Minnesota Can Improve Clearance Rates of Violent Crimes Lawmakers have an opportunity to make Minnesota safer by solving more crimes and delivering justice to victims. Sep 17, 2026 Chandler Hall, Nick Wilson
The Trump Administration’s Plan To Politicize Federal Grants Would Harm American Health and Innovation ReportSeptember 15, 2026 The Trump Administration’s Plan To Politicize Federal Grants Would Harm American Health and Innovation A new proposed rule from the Trump administration would subject all federally funded grants and research to politically motivated decision-making, as well as violate the laws governing agency rulemaking and the constitutional rights of Americans. Sep 15, 2026 Jill Rosenthal, Sara Partridge, Devon Ombres, 3 More Haley Norris, Mariam Rashid, Ryan Mulholland
The Trump Administration’s Sweeping Rollbacks of Pollution Protections Endanger the Health and Safety of All Americans VideoSeptember 14, 2026 The Trump Administration’s Sweeping Rollbacks of Pollution Protections Endanger the Health and Safety of All Americans Listen to one mom’s story as she talks about how her cancer journey triggered her awareness of harmful pollution and toxic chemicals and how the Trump administration is making children and families less safe by rolling back many safeguards. Sep 14, 2026 Margaret Cooney, Olivia Mowry, Hai-Lam Phan
CAP Comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance ArticleJuly 21, 2026 CAP Comments on the Office of Management and Budget’s Proposed Regulation for Federal Financial Assistance The Center for American Progress submitted a comment letter to the Office of Management and Budget opposing its proposed rule on federal financial assistance, arguing that it would prohibit agencies from exercising their statutorily defined powers to independently set grant conditions and funding rules for federal funding programs. Jul 21, 2026 Jill Rosenthal, Sara Partridge, Devon Ombres, 3 More Haley Norris, Mariam Rashid, Ryan Mulholland
Public Health Is About to Get Sicker In the NewsJune 22, 2026 Public Health Is About to Get Sicker In an op-ed for The Contrarian, Mariam Rashid argues that a federal rule stripping nursing, public health, and social work degrees of their “professional” status effectively guts America’s disease defense systems. Jun 22, 2026 The Contrarian Mariam Rashid, Dr. Perry N. Halikitis
How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security ReportJune 1, 2026 How Federal Attacks on Diversity and Inclusion Policies Have Dismantled Public Health Infrastructure and Threaten National Health Security Federal executive orders targeting initiatives that seek to ensure diversity and equity for all are systematically dismantling America's public health infrastructure—cutting research, surveillance systems, and workforce programs while raising costs and putting national health security at risk. Jun 1, 2026 Mariam Rashid, Perry N. Halkitis
Trump’s War of Choice With Iran Threatens a Global Hunger and Health Crisis ArticleApril 22, 2026 Trump’s War of Choice With Iran Threatens a Global Hunger and Health Crisis President Trump’s war of choice is generating a devastating food and health crisis, made far worse by his administration’s gutting of the global humanitarian system. Apr 22, 2026 Jessica Keller, Ryan Mulholland
What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities ReportApril 7, 2026 What City Leaders Say Is Helping Drive Down Gun Violence in Their Communities Estimates suggest that 2025 marked another historic year of declining gun violence nationwide since the COVID-era surge. Here is what officials from cities seeing the largest declines in gun violence are saying about how they have improved public safety since 2021. Apr 7, 2026 Chandler Hall
Gun Violence in Rural America Is the Forgotten Public Health Epidemic ReportFebruary 12, 2026 Gun Violence in Rural America Is the Forgotten Public Health Epidemic Rural American communities are facing a growing crisis involving gun homicides and suicides that has long been ignored as narratives around gun violence have disproportionately and unjustly focused on urban communities. Feb 12, 2026 Chandler Hall