Serving All Who Served: State Leadership for Transgender Veterans Past EventNovember 10, 2025 Serving All Who Served: State Leadership for Transgender Veterans Join CAP and Out in National Security for a virtual event launching the Transgender Veterans Toolkit for governors and state legislatures. Center for American Progress Online via Zoom Nov 10, 2025
A New Vision for American Foreign Policy Past EventOctober 22, 2025 A New Vision for American Foreign Policy Please join the Center for American Progress for an event unveiling an affirmative vision for American diplomacy and global leadership. Center for American Progress and online via Zoom Oct 22, 2025
Uniformed Disservice: How Trump’s Agenda Harms Veterans and Service Members Past EventJune 30, 2025 Uniformed Disservice: How Trump’s Agenda Harms Veterans and Service Members Please join the Center for American Progress for the latest installment in a series of virtual events highlighting the impact that DOGE’s cuts are having on the lives of everyday Americans: a discussion about the burdens the Trump administration’s failed policies are placing upon American veterans and service members. Online via Zoom Jun 30, 2025
Crushing the Commonwealth: Virginians Share How the Trump Administration’s Policies Are Hurting Them, Their Livelihoods, and the Virginia Economy Past EventJune 23, 2025 Crushing the Commonwealth: Virginians Share How the Trump Administration’s Policies Are Hurting Them, Their Livelihoods, and the Virginia Economy 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 the Trump administration's impacts on Virginia. Online only Jun 23, 2025
Trump Is Throwing Himself a Birthday Parade While Veterans and Military Families Face Cuts ArticleJune 5, 2025 Trump Is Throwing Himself a Birthday Parade While Veterans and Military Families Face Cuts President Donald Trump is throwing himself a costly military birthday parade while veteran and military families are suffering under the impact of ongoing cuts to critical programs and services. Jun 5, 2025 Allison McManus
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
Betraying veterans on education: Congress is opening the gates for predators to profit In the NewsMay 8, 2025 Betraying veterans on education: Congress is opening the gates for predators to profit In an op-ed published by Stars and Stripes, Madison Weiss explains how congressional Republicans' plan to eliminate the 90/10 rule would open the door to deceptive college marketing schemes that target veterans. May 8, 2025 Stars and Stripes Madison Weiss
By Cutting Support for Trans Health Care, the VA Saves Merely Pennies per Veteran ArticleMarch 19, 2025 By Cutting Support for Trans Health Care, the VA Saves Merely Pennies per Veteran If the VA follows through on severing access to gender-affirming services for veterans, Secretary Collins would save very little—but the cost to transgender veterans will be steep. Mar 19, 2025 Caleb Smith
Congressional Response to Trump’s National Security Chaos Past EventMarch 12, 2025 Congressional Response to Trump’s National Security Chaos Congress must pick up the leadership mantle amid grave global and domestic uncertainty. Center for American Progress and online Mar 12, 2025
Veterans face hidden dangers in online learning In the NewsOctober 15, 2024 Veterans face hidden dangers in online learning In an op-ed published by Stars and Stripes, Stephanie Hall and co-author William Hubbard explain how the third-party contractors who manage virtual higher education programs take advantage of prospective students and can even undermine their GI Bill of Rights benefits. Oct 15, 2024 Stars and Stripes Stephanie Hall, William Hubbard
Frequently Asked Questions About Project 2025 ArticleSeptember 30, 2024 Frequently Asked Questions About Project 2025 Project 2025 would concentrate federal power in the presidency, direct all levers of government to dismantle democracy, and pull the rug out from under America’s middle class. Sep 30, 2024 Tymoni Correa-Buntley
Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms Veterans ArticleAugust 22, 2024 Project 2025’s Plan To Gut Checks and Balances Harms Veterans The new authoritarian playbook would devastate veterans in many ways. Aug 22, 2024 Colin Seeberger
How the Family and Medical Leave Act Fails Veterans and Military Families ReportNovember 30, 2023 How the Family and Medical Leave Act Fails Veterans and Military Families The Family and Medical Leave Act offers critical access to job-protected leave but falls short for military families, military caregivers, and veterans. Nov 30, 2023 Molly Weston Williamson
Nearly 15 Million Veterans and Their Family Members Could Be Harmed by Default ArticleMay 17, 2023 Nearly 15 Million Veterans and Their Family Members Could Be Harmed by Default New analysis shows that millions of veterans may experience delays in receiving their pensions, disability compensation, educational allowances, or health care if Congress doesn’t raise, suspend, or eliminate the debt ceiling. May 17, 2023 Lily Roberts, Sara Estep
LGBTQ+ Military Members and Veterans Face Economic, Housing, and Health Insecurities ArticleApril 28, 2022 LGBTQ+ Military Members and Veterans Face Economic, Housing, and Health Insecurities New analysis shows that LGBTQ+ service members and veterans face a bevy of social, economic, and health concerns—while contending with the legacy of discriminatory policies as well as ongoing social stigma and limits to benefits. Apr 28, 2022 Lindsay Mahowald
Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members: A Summary of Key Challenges and Solutions Fact SheetMarch 10, 2022 Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members: A Summary of Key Challenges and Solutions This fact sheet summarizes a recent Center for American Progress report on gun suicides among former and current military members in the United States. Mar 10, 2022 Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Marissa Edmund
Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members ReportMarch 3, 2022 Gun Suicides Among Former and Current Military Members Rates of gun suicide are particularly high among former and current military members; there are steps that can be taken to address this challenge. Mar 3, 2022 Eugenio Weigend Vargas, Marissa Edmund
The Challenges Facing the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2021 ReportMay 17, 2021 The Challenges Facing the Department of Veterans Affairs in 2021 Denis McDonough, the new secretary of Veterans Affairs, must work to address his department’s many challenges while supporting the veterans who return from war. May 17, 2021 Lawrence J. Korb, Kaveh Toofan
U.S. Veterans Know, Trust, and Need Vote by Mail ReportJune 30, 2020 U.S. Veterans Know, Trust, and Need Vote by Mail Veterans are distinctively situated to verify the security, reliability, and necessity of vote by mail. Jun 30, 2020 Danielle Root, Will Goodwin
Caring for U.S. Veterans: A Plan for 2020 ReportDecember 4, 2019 Caring for U.S. Veterans: A Plan for 2020 Ensuring that future political leaders provide U.S. veterans with the care and benefits they have earned will require legislators to understand how and why the current system has come to be. Dec 4, 2019 Lawrence J. Korb
Representation Matters: In Conversation With the Cast of Netflix’s ‘One Day at a Time’ PodcastFebruary 21, 2019 Representation Matters: In Conversation With the Cast of Netflix’s ‘One Day at a Time’ This week, Ed and Daniella sit down with Gloria Calderón Kellet, Justina Machado, and Isabella Gomez—the showrunner and stars of Netflix series 'One Day at a Time'—to discuss the importance of representation on their new show. Feb 21, 2019 Daniella Gibbs Léger, Ed Chung, Rachel Rosen, 2 More Kyle Epstein, Chris Ford
Veterans and Military Families Need Comprehensive Paid Leave Solutions ArticleNovember 9, 2018 Veterans and Military Families Need Comprehensive Paid Leave Solutions Military service members, veterans, and their families have many reasons they need leave, and, along with all Americans, need comprehensive paid family and medical leave policies. Nov 9, 2018 Diana Boesch
Fact Sheets: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Harms Nearly Every Community Across the Country Fact SheetFebruary 16, 2018 Fact Sheets: President Trump’s FY 2019 Budget Harms Nearly Every Community Across the Country Trump’s budget is an unmitigated disaster for everyday Americans—including women, people with disabilities, LGBTQ individuals, communities of color, and more. Feb 16, 2018 Eliza Schultz, Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Rejane Frederick, 7 More Silva Mathema, Connor Maxwell, Heidi Schultheis, Anusha Ravi, Leila Schochet, Leonard Scott IV, Shabab Ahmed Mirza
5 Ways President Trump and Congressional Republicans Are Betraying Veterans ReportSeptember 26, 2017 5 Ways President Trump and Congressional Republicans Are Betraying Veterans President Trump’s and congressional Republicans’ budgets cut programs that ensure a basic standard of living for veterans and their families. Sep 26, 2017 Katherine Gallagher Robbins, Rejane Frederick, Angela Hanks, 2 More Rachel West, Michela Zonta