The collapse of the June 17 ceasefire in Iran will only add to the mounting defense spending, economic costs, geopolitical damage, humanitarian costs, and environmental and health harms from the conflict. https://ampr.gs/4ytTBlk

Congress must pass legislation that ensures cryptocurrency exchanges and decentralized finance platforms share in the burden of responsibility for combating illicit financing and comply with the same rules that businesses using any other financial tool are required to follow. https://ampr.gs/4fFYWyc

Our immigration system has been broken for far too long, and instead of implementing sensible policies, the Trump admin. is pursuing a cruel and reckless agenda, gutting legal immigration pathways, and deploying enforcement tactics that have a total disregard for human life. https://ampr.gs/4wrRZqR

This administration's mass deportation agenda is causing real harm to our communities. Join us, @americanprogress.bsky.social, Sen. @cortezmasto.senate.gov + a panel of experts for a conversation on accountability and the immigration policies our country actually needs. 🗓️ July 29 ⏰ 9:30 AM RSVP ⤵️

The Trump administration just gutted the rules protecting wildlife under the Endangered Species Act and corporate interests are celebrating. Wild.

American households have each paid more than $500 in higher fuel prices since Trump's reckless war in Iran began—and the prices aren't coming down anytime soon. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-costs-of-the-trump-administrations-war-in-iran/

If you're in DC, come to @americanprogress.bsky.social pre-release premiere of "Take Me Home" on July 20 starting at 6pm. The event is co-sponsored by @caringacross.org, @littlelobbyists.com, and @aapd.com. rsvp2.americanprogress.org/takemehomere...

In light of Maine news, reflecting on what I wrote in April: "Trump administration has made clear through its actions and rhetoric that it has little regard for public safety or the rule of law. This apathy has normalized dangerous practices among ICE and CBP cadets and agents."

What have the Trump administration's 10% import tariffs achieved since February 2026? The short answer is very little, if anything—other than raising costs for American businesses, manufacturers, and consumers. https://ampr.gs/4aXT4hk

Today, President Trump made remarks asserting that China and other foreign nations attempted to meddle in the 2020 election. In response, @michaelsozan.bsky.social, senior fellow at CAP, issued the following statement: https://ampr.gs/457nnP3

The CLARITY Act would not adequately regulate the cryptocurrency industry; it would codify loopholes that jeopardize U.S. national security today and hamper enforcement efforts in the future. https://ampr.gs/4fFYWyc

We did the math: Trump's illegal war is costing American taxpayers BILLIONS of dollars. Get the total costs: https://www.americanprogress.org/article/fact-sheet-costs-of-the-trump-administrations-war-in-iran/

Reading interventions are most effective before kindergarten, so why do we keep treating early education as separate from K-12 literacy efforts? A @americanprogress.bsky.social report outlines 5 actions policymakers can take to improve early literacy: www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

Join CAP on Wednesday, July 22, for a conversation with Sen. @chrismurphyct.bsky.social and CAP's @neeratanden.bsky.social on why stronger oversight and anticorruption rules for cryptocurrency markets are essential to protecting U.S. national security and our democracy. https://ampr.gs/44uBduP

American families are already facing an affordability crisis, yet Trump and congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act could increase the financial pressure by putting students' free school meals at risk. Learn how many students could lose access to free meals: https://ampr.gs/3SJsqm4

The total cost of Trump's unlawful war in Iran, so far, is about $1,100 per American household, considering the roughly $150 billion in costs to date across energy, airfare, groceries, and borrowing plus defense spending. Get the breakdown of costs ⬇️ https://ampr.gs/4ytTBlk

Join CAP on July 20th for the prerelease screening of “Take Me Home," a film that examines the shifting demands on a young disabled woman’s family as they deal with the American health care system and other structural barriers that can destroy vulnerable families. https://ampr.gs/4vyOEVt

The new regulations from Trump's Department of Education come at a pivotal moment in higher ed. The proposed changes would reshape who can accredit colleges, how they operate, and the level of oversight they must exercise over institutions relying on federal financial aid. https://ampr.gs/451xrcl

Enjoyed presenting to the Philadelphia LGBTQI+ & disability ERGs this afternoon with @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social! We spoke about data from @americanprogress.bsky.social LGBTQI+ Community Survey, amplifying the barriers & discrimination disabled LGBTQI+ people across the country face. Learn more here:

❌ FALSE. Trump made the false claim that "you can't do anything" at the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments in Utah, right before he stripped away their protections and paved the way for more mining and extraction of fossil fuels.

The Trump administration is trying to take credit for the historic drop in violent crime across America, even though this trend began before it took office and long before Trump deployed the National Guard to cities across the country. Get the real facts: https://ampr.gs/4wIPPmn

From defense costs to fuel prices, President Trump’s unlawful war of choice in Iran continues to impose severe costs on American households, U.S. service members, civilians in the Middle East, U.S. global interests, the environment, and the economy. https://ampr.gs/4ytTBlk

The Trump administration’s short-term Section 122 tariffs—a 10% import tariff on goods entering the United States—have not delivered a single policy win. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-section-122-tariffs-have-delivered-nothing-for-american-businesses-workers-or-communities/

Millions of Americans are experiencing yet another extreme spike in temperatures this summer, which also means soaring utility bills. 🌡️☀️📈 Instead of offering relief, the Trump administration is actively worsening this energy crisis.

Federal policymakers must scale career and technical education (CTE) programs and support states working to provide career-connected learning opportunities for more young people by reauthorizing Perkins V. Review CAP's recommendations: https://ampr.gs/4wxeHxg

NEW: Analysis from @americanprogress.bsky.social backs up with data what DC communities have been saying for nearly a year: The National Guard's deployment in DC is not making us any safer.

The impact of the United States' funding cuts to the UNHCR's work in Ukraine is more than just a financial loss. The cuts also represent the loss of an essential humanitarian and diplomatic partner. UNHCR’s Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth explains:

New rules from the Trump administration's Department of Education would gut key student protections on program quality and give the federal government leverage to exert ideological control over American higher education. https://ampr.gs/451xrcl

In the past week, ICE has killed two people: Lorenzo Salgado Araujo and Joan Sebastian Guerrero. This comes after congressional Republicans funneled nearly $70 BILLION this year to the Trump administration's slush fund for ICE, DHS, and CBP, with no guardrails.

"Attacks on America’s national monuments are attacks on the American way of life. These monuments and parks are national treasures and sacred Tribal sites—not commodities to be sold out to benefit wealthy developers."

Today, President Trump signed an order to drastically shrink the size of the Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears national monuments in Utah, a move that will remove valuable protections from these lands and pave the way for more mining and extraction of fossil fuels. https://ampr.gs/3R6wWup

Even though the data clearly show that violent crime was already dropping in American cities, the Trump administration has continued to threaten city & state leaders and argue that deploying the National Guard to support law enforcement operations is improving public safety. https://ampr.gs/4wIPPmn

America’s broken asylum system directly incentivizes unlawful border crossings, argues CAP's Debu Gandhi. Here’s how to fix it: https://bit.ly/4vwQTbV

Trump is keeping the National Guard in DC through Inauguration Day 2029, yet our recent analysis found no evidence that National Guard deployments have reduced violent crime. www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

Starting in 1 hour: "Building Resilience in Ukraine" with CAP's Damian Murphy and @usa.unhcr.org’s representative in Ukraine, Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth. Watch live: https://bit.ly/4ff8cbt

New CAP analysis reveals the Trump administration’s costly $1.7 billion National Guard deployments have failed to reduce violent crime despite its claims of success. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/the-trump-administrations-1-7-billion-national-guard-deployments-fail-to-reduce-urban-crime/

Congress must step up as representatives of the American people and not rely on the Supreme Court justices to interpret the Constitution. Hear from Professor @nikobowie.bsky.social:

There is growing interest in scaling career and technical education, yet barriers to advancement remain. CAP's report offers policy recommendations and case studies from states to expand these opportunities for more students. https://ampr.gs/4wxeHxg

Today, 12 attorneys general from states across the nation filed a lawsuit to block the anticompetitive merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery. https://ampr.gs/3TdeSzh

New report out today for @americanprogress.bsky.social on how we can scale career and technical education opportunities for more students, featuring case studies from PA, CO, and WA state, and policy recs for a future reauth of Perkins V: www.americanprogress.org/article/care...

UNHCR representative Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth joins CAP's senior vice president, Damian Murphy, on June 14th to discuss the current humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the challenges facing displaced populations, and UNHCR’s response on the ground. https://ampr.gs/3QFgTUh

Join for a virtual conversation with Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth, UNHCR Representative in Ukraine, on humanitarian response and recovery. 🗓️Tuesday, July 14 at 10am ET, hosted by @americanprogress.bsky.social. www.americanprogress.org/events/build...

CAP's latest analysis confirms what many have already suspected: Trump's deployments of the National Guard into American cities were never about stopping crime—it's all a dangerous power grab by the administration. https://ampr.gs/4wIPPmn

Ensuring that disabled people can participate fully in elections is essential to our democracy, and CAP's Accessible Democracy Tracker offers a tool to help organizations and advocates identify where progress has been made and where additional work remains. https://ampr.gs/4fcrKxb

Students across the country could lose access to free school meals, forcing the typical family with two children to spend $1,900 to $2,200 more per year for school meals—all thanks to congressional Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act. https://ampr.gs/4ymb2Ej

The use of government information to place prediction market bets for personal profit is a violation of the trust that Americans place in their government. Congress must ban federal employees and military personnel from betting on prediction markets, without exception. https://ampr.gs/4yhMJr2

From Utah to New Hampshire, 14 states now have SAVE Act-like laws on the books requiring Americans to provide proof of their citizenship, using a passport or birth certificate, to register to vote or stay registered. https://ampr.gs/4atAbT8

SCOTUS has “proven its adherence to advancing the rights of the powerful over those of the American people,” argues CAP's @doo-dc.bsky.social: https://tinyurl.com/muybjm3b

Join UNHCR representative Bernadette Castel-Hollingsworth on July 14th for a discussion on the humanitarian situation in Ukraine, the challenges facing displaced populations, UNHCR’s response, and what sustained international engagement will mean for the country’s recovery. https://ampr.gs/3T7x6Cg

"We have an anti-Constitutional Supreme Court." The U.S. Supreme Court is tasked with enforcing the laws that Congress—as the representative of the American people—passes. @legaldefensefund.bsky.social's Deuel Ross explains: