Washington, D.C. — Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), acting under the direction of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., revised the childhood vaccine ...

Mark Kelly (D-AZ) and initiated proceedings that could strip Kelly of his retired military rank and cut his pension. In response, Frank Kendall, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress and ...

President Donald Trump’s coup in Venezuela is based on a lie. Venezuela does not pose a national security threat to the American people. The capture of Maduro is a blatant violation of international ...

Washington, D.C. — Today, an estimated 20 million Americans will begin the new year facing higher health insurance costs after congressional Republicans and President Donald Trump failed to extend the ...

Congress must ensure that the TikTok transaction complies with a law that President Trump has unconstitutionally refused to enforce all year.

Washington, D.C. — Today, the U.S. Supreme Court curtailed President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy National Guard troops to Illinois. In response, Ben Olinsky, senior vice president for Structural ...

As the United States undertakes an unprecedented elimination of protected areas, Canada and Mexico are emerging as North America’s leaders in the conservation of lands and oceans. For more than a ...

Infant mortality and mass incarceration are major issues affecting the black community. But while they are often thought of and dealt with on separate tracks, structural racism firmly connects these ...

The Center for American Progress is an independent nonpartisan policy institute that is dedicated to improving the lives of all Americans through bold, progressive ideas, as well as strong leadership ...

On July 4, 2025, President Donald Trump signed congressional Republicans’ One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) into law—enacting the largest-ever cuts to basic needs programs in U.S. history in order to ...

Access to justice is now more critical than ever. In the United States, Americans need a lawyer’s help for everything from avoiding an unjust eviction to preventing a wrongful conviction. Yet, ...

A closer look at the revenue gaps between community colleges and public four-year institutions reveals significant inequities and underscores the need for reform. Community colleges play a crucial ...