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@americanprogress.bsky.social summer 2026 internships applications are now open, including on our Health Policy team. Work on coverage, affordability, reproductive health & public health systems. Paid. Full-time. DC-based. www.americanprogress.org/job/summer-2...

I'm a recent convert to the joys and importance of federal regulation + public comments, but wow is it important!!

Jokes aside on this, while this strikes down roughly 70% of the new tariffs, we expect Trump to switch to using different (more annoying for him) authorities for most of these, and we think those have a higher likelihood of surviving in court. This is just the beginning of a very, very long battle.

#BREAKING #SCOTUS blocks President Trump's tariffs.

boltsmag.org/maryland-new... We're now up to 9 states that ban local law enforcement from partnering with ICE: California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Maryland, New Mexico, Oregon, and Washington. (NJ has an exec order banning, but no law)

Democratic members of Congress sent a letter to Kristi Noem interrogating Homeland Security's compliance with disability civil rights law—namely, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act— including with Immigration and Customs Enforcement. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

"Tobin, who celebrated two Masses with the women detained inside, said that despite their detention, they showed strength. 'It was sad and yet there was a serenity among them, because they’re women of great courage,' he said." religionnews.com/2026/02/18/c...

"Flores came to Louisiana decades ago, to help rebuild after Hurricane Katrina." “Immigrant labor has literally developed Louisiana’s seafood industry,” Green said, referring to the Croatian, Isleño, Acadian and Vietnamese immigrants who settled the state’s coast.

In departure from norm, Coast Guard demands immigration papers on Louisiana docks In St. Bernard Parish, fishing deckhands fear death and detention amid regular immigration sweeps – not by ICE, but the Coast Guard lailluminator.com/2026/02/18/c...

Today I'm remembering the courage of Jesse Jackson across his life, including the 1984 DNC when he called for the Party to support the inclusion of queer people in their coalition at a time both parties and the public were indifferent to our suffering and opposed to our equality.

It's been a year since Kennedy became health secretary. What has he accomplished? We updated our tracker: www.statnews.com/2025/09/10/r...

Today is the deadline to submit a comment on two proposed rules from CMS that seek to restrict access to transition related health care for trans youth. DUE BY 5PM!!! www.americanprogress.org/article/how-...

Phenomenal reporting on the proposed exclusions of trans folks from 504/disability protections: 19thnews.org/2026/01/disa...

A candlelight vigil honoring Alex Pretti and other victims of ICE's violence drew a large crowd at the VA Headquarters on Wednesday night.

Tell your reps that DHS doesn’t get a single dollar and to push for prosecutions of everyone involved, including Noem, Homan, Bovino, Miller, and every single member of ICE/CBP. ** If this post gets ~500 likes, I’ll print this on a shirt or hoodie and donate the profits to @immdef.bsky.social **

CAP is hiring a chief economist! Please come be my colleague and get unhealthy amounts of bubble tea with me!

The Minnesota v. Noem hearing is beginning before Judge Katherine Menendez. Minnesota, Minneapolis, and St. Paul are seeking a TRO today to stop Operation Metro Surge.

We are pleased to announce the 10th volume of the Journal of Race, Ethnicity, and Politics (JREP) is free to read until the end of January 2026. You can find the browse the 10th volume here: www.cambridge.org/core/journal...

The clergy just keep coming to this anti-ICE protest. Genuinely unclear where they all will go — it’s packed outside on the sidewalk already.

An EEOC vote yesterday will dramatically undermine anti-harassment guidance that helped protect millions of American workers @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social and I break it down for @salon.com : t.co/s6hjlr09xl

absolutely incredible title slide.

NPR's coverage of the vote at EEOC today to rescind enforcement guidance. www.npr.org/2026/01/22/n...

The 2026 financial outlook for American families is not looking good—despite what Trump claims. Are you better off than you were a year ago?

The EEOC just voted to rescind the enforcement guidance (2-1, only Kotagal voted against).

Transphobia harms everyone. The EEOC's actions are just another example of this fact. When you start policing some people's bodies and prevent their right to safe workplaces, you put everyone at risk of that same surveillance, harassment, and discrimination.

Same!!! As a non-lawyer, these folks make me feel like I could pass the bar tomorrow.

Oh man the Trump White House said that it would be contrary to the public interest to allow the public to weigh in on rescinding a document that nearly 40k people commented on the creation of? Welp, that’s that then. Gotta believe the Trump White House here.

I’m old enough to remember when the EEOC put the text of the law over partisan ideology and was the first to affirm Title VII prohibits gender identity discrimination in 2012 publications.lawschool.cornell.edu/jlpp/2012/06...

Important meeting happening today at the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), where they are expected to roll back anti-discrimination and anti-harassment guidance to companies.

I'm listening to today's EEOC vote on rescinding the enforcement guidance. Commissioner Kotagal put it best, "The commission is throwing out the baby with the bathwater".

I want to highlight some AMAZING work from my friend and colleague @caseydoherty.bsky.social on voting under guardianship that came out at the end of last year. You can read a full report here: www.americanprogress.org/article/demo...

Hey friends, I just found out that tomorrow's my last day at the Center for American Progress and will be looking for Sr Designer / Assoc Creative Director roles if you see any. It's a little tough financially at home as the only breadwinner, but if you can spare it, feel free to buy us a coffee ⬇️

ICE keeps separating gay and lesbian couples at routine check-in appointments. www.advocate.com/news/gay-cou...

These people are not reformable — abolish ICE. We don't need separate immigration cops when we have local cops, state cops, and various federal cop agencies already.

If I was still teaching, I'd be using this at least once a week.

Leave fluoride alone! It just wants to strengthen our enamel and protect us from cavities. 🦷💜

Medicaid & CHIP cover almost half of American children. A new CMS policy means we’ll know less about their health. @jillrose.bsky.social explains: www.statnews.com/2026/01/14/c...

Read Chris's latest analysis of oral argument! I concur--the questioning and vibes were way diff from previous cases on trans rights. www.lawdork.com/p/scotus-lik...

The best part of oral argument in both these cases is listening to all the justices be dismissive to the federal govt lawyer (who is extremely bad at his job).

Honestly this was the same vibe when they were pushing him to discuss the mootness question.

I know there's truly SO MUCH news. But the fact that the President has said straight up that he would veto this extensions is another piece of evidence in the "he doesn't care about you" column. www.reuters.com/business/hea...

I've been reading "Let us Play" to get ready for the trans athlete cases being heard today. You should order and read it too :) www.beacon.org/Let-Us-Play-...

Here are my thoughts as I get ready to hear oral arguments before the Supreme Court on anti-trans sports bans in the cases of Little v. West Virginia v. B.P.J.

I won't be live-posting today, although I am listening. I'll be lifting up other legal experts who are in the room during these arguments. Stay tuned...

Also you can't miss this profile of Team Trans hockey, the first ever all trans hockey team in the world. One of the players I spent time with for this story, Harrison Browne, played Ila Rosanov's teammate in Heated Rivalry: www.sbnation.com/2020/4/2/211...

I take it all back, I guess James can hang out with us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QgPu...

Next week the Supreme Court will hear two cases regarding trans athletes and sports. You can join the rally outside SCOTUS on 1/13 to show your support and be in community--sign up here! act.aclu.org/a/bpj-hecox-...

Excellent essay on the victimization complex that the right uses to mobilize: www.the-reframe.com/apologies-fo...