House Republicans pass the budget resolution. This is the next step in the reconciliation process, where Republicans are trying to give another $70 billion to ICE and CBP. It is filibuster-proof in the Senate, and the process from here on out can be quite fast. Short thread.

Big names. Big ideas. All in one place. Registration for the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference is officially open! RSVP now to learn from today's leading thinkers and doers to solve the problems facing Americans now, and keep an eye out for more speakers to be announced: capideas.org

SAVE THE DATE: May 19 is the 2026 CAP IDEAS Conference! We're bringing together leaders to share their big ideas on economic policy, safeguarding national security, protecting our rights, and the future of our democracy. Watch this space for your link to register for the online event. 👀

The Center for American Progress is releasing a new set of proposals aimed at curbing hospital and insurance costs, and making it harder for insurers to deny care. The plan is meant as framework for future legislation that candidates can campaign on and lawmakers can refine.

Health care costs are the top economic stress for millions of Americans. A new @americanprogress.bsky.social plan outlines how to: ✔️ Lower premiums ✔️ Cut deductibles ✔️ Stop price gouging ✔️ End prior authorization Learn more: www.americanprogress.org/article/a-pa...

CAP is hiring a Director of Economic Analysis. We're seeking someone with experience and expertise in quantitative analysis who's interested in collaboration, policy analysis, and a role that involves management and mentorship. Apply to join us here: www.americanprogress.org/job/director...

Trump reinforced his support of the SAVE America Act during SOTU. One part he conveniently forgets? It requires states to hand over voter rolls to DHS & creates a federalized surveillance system of voters under Kristi Noem. The last thing Americans want is her in charge of their voter reg status.

Is replacing all income taxes with tariffs mathematically possible? No. And even if you could, it would be terrible for everyone but the rich. Check out our interactive at @americanprogressaction.org: www.americanprogressaction.org/article/comp...

here's a graph. it's just not possible to replace income taxes with tariffs. if you tried, the government would be out like $2 trillion per year lol

Calling the SAVE Act voter ID is a trick. This bill would force Americans to show a passport or birth certificate in person to an election official. ❌ 146 million Americans don’t have a passport ❌ As many as 69 million women don’t have a birth certificate that matches their married name

BREAKING: The SAVE Act is once again up for a vote tomorrow—it's not a voter ID bill, it's a show-your-papers mandate.

Must read from AK Sen. Lisa Murkowski on why she’s opposing the SAVE Act. One chief reason being how terrible the bill would be for rural communities and that fact that some Alaskans would have to fly to show their passport or birth certificate to an election official 👇 www.adn.com/opinions/202...

trump is calling for banning congressional stock trading, but he leaves out the key detail: the reason there's a standstill right now is democrats want it to apply to trump and the white house, but trump issued a veto threat over that.

If Trump really cared about the "crushing cost of health care," he wouldn't have let premium costs double this year for 20 million Americans who buy coverage on their own. www.americanprogress.org/article/heal...

Speaking of tax increases, tariffs are a MASSIVE tax increase. #CBPPSOTU

According to @TaxFoundation, Trump's tariffs "amounted to an average tax increase per US household of $1,000" in 2025. taxfoundation.org/research/all...

Trump's tax cuts were great... if you're one of the lucky ones in the top 1%. His law full of tax giveaways for the rich also slashed SNAP and health care programs to harm the working class. www.americanprogress.org/article/new-...

At his first SOTU address, Donald Trump's approval rating has hit a new second-term low of 37% in our polling, and he no longer has a positive approval rating on any major issue. www.gelliottmorris.com/p/ahead-of-s...

Trump spinning the jobs numbers in SOTU. In fact, 2025 was the *worst* year for job creation outside of recent recessions in the past 20 years.

In case you want to read the Fed study for yourself: libertystreeteconomics.newyorkfed.org/2026/02/who-...

Hello fellow economists! CAP is hiring for a Chief Economist. We're looking for an economist with policy experience who is interested in advancing our mission through rigorous, data-driven analysis and policy development. Details and application portal here: www.americanprogress.org/job/chief-ec...

Job growth change is muddy + 78K/mo over most-recent 12 months + 17K/mo over most-recent 6 months + 22K/mo over most-recent 3 months + 64K this past month

I know it’s hard, but remember that it wasn’t just Cassidy that voted for this. It was every GOP senator but McConnell. And a lot of needless suffering will result.

As the federal government dismantles the national vaccine infrastructure, the burden to protect and preserve access to lifesaving vaccines increasingly falls on states. Read 6 ways states can, and already are, taking action to fill the void. www.americanprogress.org/article/6-wa...

Imports are way down, exports remain flat, and domestic manufacturing continues to contract. So who's winning? Other than Trump, of course, who got a gold bar and a rolex from the Swiss just recently to help seal their trade deal... www.nytimes.com/2025/11/19/u...

The ACA's ARPA subsidies: Good enough for me and @emily-gee.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/bett...

Timely (grim) new NBER working paper: Households screened out of SNAP "suffer tangible downstream economic consequences. Specifically, we find that process-related denials increase debt and delinquencies, and decrease credit scores." www.nber.org/papers/w34434

It's still very uncertain whether Congress will extend enhanced financial help before marketplace open enrollment begins. But Nov. 1 passing by is no excuse for Congress to abandon ePTC. Here's how marketplaces could still implement it in weeks ahead: www.americanprogress.org/article/bett...

New: As open enrollment is about to begin, we estimate ACA insurers are raising premiums by an average of 26%. But if enhanced tax credits expire, 22 million enrollees will see their payments increase by way more than that, more than doubling. www.kff.org/quick-take/a...

"It's, again, just 'concepts of a plan.'" -- @emily-gee.bsky.social, of @americanprogress.bsky.social Action Fund, after CMS Administrator Mehmet Oz, MD, said he believes President Trump has a plan to replace the #AffordableCareAct. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-w...

Just in time! nbcnews.to/3LpwpjK

Unless Congress acts swiftly, millions of Americans who purchase their health care coverage on the individual market will experience sticker shock when they reenroll for 2026 coverage or receive their first bill for next year. CAP's Emily Gee explains: https://ow.ly/aiMx50X4kWl

New from @nealemahoney.bsky.social and me: "Building an affordable economy: A three-legged stool strategy." Everybody's talking affordability, as they should be! Here's our framework & principles: siepr.stanford.edu/publications... Substack summary: econjared.substack.com/p/a-three-le...

And insurers (and marketplaces) are supposed to send letters notifying current enrollees of premium increases that *arrive* no later than November 1. Screenshot is from HealthCare.gov:

Republicans' Big Beautiful Bill and neglecting to extend enhanced ACA tax credits mean 14.2 million more people uninsured by 2034. How many lose coverage in your congressional district? @kennedyandara.bsky.social & @nzmurphy.bsky.social crunched the numbers. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The larger-than-usual downward revision last month was in large part driven by a negative skew in the job growth distribution among late reporting firms. That’s unusual, but it’s happened before when the pace of job growth slows rapidly. This print is more evidence that was the case

In response, @emily-gee.bsky.social, senior vice president for Inclusive Growth at CAP, issued the following statement: www.americanprogress.org/press/weak-j...

Today, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics released its latest jobs report for August 2025. The report found that the U.S. economy under President Donald Trump added just 22,000 jobs last month and the national unemployment rate has increased to 4.3 percent.

I know I'm going to get this question a lot today, so here's my answer: Yes, I do still trust the data coming out of the BLS -- but with all the same caveats that always apply when trying to measure a changing economy in real time. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/05/b... #EconSky #NumbersDay

What the heck is a "pocket rescission"? Is it legal? @bbkogan.bsky.social has the answers here, explaining this illegal, backdoor method by which Trump is slashing funding for government programs. www.americanprogress.org/article/what...

A Danish study of more than 1.2 million children over more than two decades found that aluminum ingredients in vaccines do not increase health risks for children. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...

CBO/JCT data shows the distributional effect of OBBBA vs current law baseline. Ouch. www.cbo.gov/system/files...

In a single act, Trump is undoing significant portions of the health coverage gains of the last 60 years.

Trump’s cuts to science & innovation could stall innovation, eliminate jobs, and undermine U.S. global competitiveness. @alondra.bsky.social explains for @thehill.com: thehill.com/opinion/whit...

"What would happen if Powell were fired? In May, Goldman Sachs economists looked at unscheduled leadership changes in central banks around the world and found inflation was 1 to 2 percentage points higher two years later with no benefit to growth."

RFK Jr's cancelling of the USPSTF meeting raises more concerns that he will replace scientific expertise with his personal agenda. USPSTF guidance helps providers deliver high quality care and influences which preventive services many of us get free thanks to the ACA. www.cnn.com/2025/07/09/h...

New JAMA study (Forrest et al) shows a troubling decline in children's' well-being of over the past ~15 years, whether measured by chronic conditions, mortality, mental health, or other metrics. Kids are nearly 2x as likely to die in the US compared to OECD peers. jamanetwork.com/journals/jam...

This round of budget cuts in Medicaid in the OBBB far exceeds any other cut the United States has made in its social safety net. Read my New York Times opinion piece: www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/o...

They're not even pretending to do economic modeling. They're just... making stuff up. It's the like the cubic model but for the federal budget.