Collectively, the Trump administration has already initiated actions that could eliminate or weaken protections from more than 175 million acres of U.S. public lands—larger than the states of California, Florida, and Georgia combined.

The Trump administration is slashing minimum wage protections for disabled workers, federal contractors and home care workers. We have to demand accountability. CAP's @jaureliaglass.bsky.social explains in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social:

Equitable research and development funding is key to unleashing HBCUs’ wellspring of innovation to improve America’s health, economic growth, and national security. Learn more from CAP and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund: www.americanprogress.org/article/bols...

President Donald Trump and his team are opening a new frontier by attacking minimum wage protections that benefit federal contractors, disabled workers, and home care workers. #work #minimumwage #labor progressive.org/op-eds/trump...

Successive climate pledges have lowered projected warming, and NDCs 3.0 offer countries a chance to get even closer to achieving the Paris Agreement’s goals of combating climate change.

A new report from @americanprogress.bsky.social and the Thurgood Marshall College Fund reveals disparities in the share of federal research funds awarded to HBCUs. Despite constituting 3% of four-year institutions, HBCUs receive less than 1% of federal R&D funding.

Beyond the economic impact, ICE raids devastate communities and tear apart families. Communities are witnessing silent streets, empty stores, and families canceling celebrations.

Eliminating the data measuring hungry Americans’ access to food will make it easier for the Trump administration to hide the impacts of the BBB:

Since the early 2000s, young Gen-Z men’s participation in the American labor force has begun dropping faster than any other age or gender group. Why? CAP's @saraestep.bsky.social explains for @MSNBC.com:

Think dark money in politics is unstoppable? Think again. CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social explains how states have the power to make Citizens United irrelevant: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Even after Congressional Republicans failed in their attempt to sell off public lands, the Trump administration is still moving forward with proposals to transfer control over tens of millions of acres of public land to the oil and gas, mining, and timber industries.

The Trump administration’s systematic dismantling of U.S. global leadership and embrace of strongman leaders is more than a retreat—it’s a green light for autocrats.

My latest op-ed in @msnbc.com grapples with some of the reasons Gen Z men are out of the labor force and how we could help them come off the sidelines. Read more: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/amp/rc...

Congressional Republicans' BBB pumps $75 billion into ICE with no guardrails, supercharging the Trump administration’s massive, indiscriminate deportation agenda that is operating without accountability and threatening local communities and economies.

When U.S. support retreats, autocrats escalate their attacks, leaving democratic institutions vulnerable. This creates a global environment where authoritarianism can thrive. More from CAP's Dan Herman and @robertbenson92.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/a-gr...

This is bad

For no reason, I'm lifting up my column on how a government shutdown works. Every shutdown looks different because of different funding streams, contingency funds, different bodies administering them, etc. I did my best to explain here to be thorough without being too dense.

President Donald Trump’s disengagement from the United Nations is not just contrary to lofty American ideals but also a threat to the material welfare of Americans. The latest from @andrewpmiller.bsky.social:

The Trump administration has taken actions that would eliminate existing protections from about 88 million acres of public lands. Including the removal of wildlife habitat protections, the total impact of the rollbacks stretches across more than 175 million acres of U.S. land.

More than 200,000 Americans will die prematurely if just 12 of the 31 environmental protections the Trump administration plans to roll back are erased. This administration is Making America Sick Again. More from @americanprogress.bsky.social 👇

Federal courts should begin—and litigants should ask them—to take notice of rampant irregularity coming out of the Department of Justice.

California is paving the way for one of the biggest unionization drives in American history. More states should follow suit, argues CAP's @davidmadland.bsky.social:

The U.S. today confronts China with less leverage, fewer friends, and a fractured front. That is not “putting America First.” It is leaving America weaker, poorer, and more isolated.

The Trump administration and Congress must change course to protect health care coverage and affordability and to ensure that working families are not left to pay more for less care.

In the coming weeks, tens of millions of Americans will receive notices that their premiums are skyrocketing. Congress must act now to extend enhanced premium tax credits to ensure all Americans have the access to health care that they need. Tell Congress to act:

Intimidating companies and demanding they pay millions of dollars to avoid government retaliation is not normal. We shouldn’t accept the office of the presidency being leveraged as a weapon against the media. @schiff.senate.gov explains:

@schiff.senate.gov is right. What we’re seeing take place across the country–families ripped apart, communities divided, racial profiling greenlit by judges–is not who we should strive to be as a nation.

WATCH LIVE in 1 hour: Securing American Democracy with @schiff.senate.gov and @neeratanden.bsky.social.

With American democracy at a crossroads, @schiff.senate.gov is working to strengthen America's system of checks and balances. Join us at 2:30 p.m. ET for a conversation with Sen. Schiff moderated by CAP's @neeratanden.bsky.social. RSVP:

Citizens United opened the floodgates of slimy dark money into our politics. It’s time we slam them shut. Glad to have CAP in the fight :-)

CAP's @nzmurphy.bsky.social breaks down 5 ways the Trump administration's policies are driving up health care costs for millions of Americans:

TODAY: Join CAP for a conversation on securing American democracy with @schiff.senate.gov. This discussion is a featured part of CAP's event series, "What's Next: Conversations on the Path Forward."

In my latest for @americanprogress.bsky.social, I explore how Trump administration policies are driving up health care costs. Instead of helping families, these policies make coverage less affordable and put millions at risk: www.americanprogress.org/article/5-wa...

It is disheartening to see the Department of Justice, once the standard bearer for American—and even global—justice, laid low by the loss of independence under the Trump administration. CAP's @doo-dc.bsky.social explains the repercussions:

The Trump administration's new policies will decrease the incomes of all Americans, except for the top 1%—they'll see a net income increase of nearly $5,000. www.americanprogress.org/article/new-...

Instead of Trump administration policies that threaten legal immigrants, America needs a new immigration system that grows the economy and benefits all Americans. CAP's @neeratanden.bsky.social explains:

The key to ending dark money in American politics is deceptively simple: amend state corporation law, not campaign finance law. CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social breaks it down for @USAToday.com: www.usatoday.com/story/opinio...

Communities across the United States could see higher levels of cancer-causing pollution if the Trump administration erases or weakens pollution limits as planned. Learn more:

Trump's policies are hurting everyone except for the richest 1%. "New Golden Age" for whom?

Delighted that USA Today published my opinion piece today on @americanprogress.bsky.social's plan to undo Citizens United through state corporation laws.

European allies are at the heart of America's network of partners, but the Trump administration has systematically undermined this network and the advantage it provides over China. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

"Working together, we're going to heal this nation. We're going to heal this world. We're going to address political violence." @governor.pa.gov's address on political violence and the collective work needed to stand up to hate:

The Trump administration has shattered the transatlantic alliance, squandering a key edge over China and leaving America weaker, poorer, and more isolated.

New report showing recently adopted labor reforms in Australia have helped increase collective bargaining coverage, union membership, and wage growth and may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the United States. www.americanprogress.org/article/aust...

By resetting corporate powers and treating super PACs like every other PAC, Congress and the states can begin to undo the damage caused by Citizens United.

With the increased frequency and intensity of climate change-driven extreme heat and cold events, Americans can no longer rely on natural gas and coal. Learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/clea...

Recently adopted labor reforms in Australia have helped increase collective bargaining coverage, union membership, and wage growth and may serve as a model for pro-labor advocates in the U.S. CAP's @davidmadland.bsky.social explains:

By using their authority to define what corporations are—and what powers they hold—states can end the era of corporate and dark money in U.S. politics.

The Trump administration has moved rapidly to rip away critical environmental and public health protections, which will expose Americans to pollutants and toxins while undercutting the administration’s goal to reduce chronic disease as part of its MAHA agenda.

Americans from across the political spectrum overwhelmingly oppose Citizens United and would like to rid the U.S. political system of corporate and dark money. Learn more from CAP's @thmoore.bsky.social: www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...