Update Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances (title update 12:58PT) ArticleJuly 8, 2024 Update Project 2025: The Plan To Seize Power by Gutting America’s System of Checks and Balances (title update 12:58PT) Project 2025—and the budget plans it has spawned—would erode Americans’ personal freedoms and harm the middle class, starting by consolidating power in the presidency just as authoritarian governments have done in other countries around the world. Jul 8, 2024 Will Ragland, Joe Radosevich
The 2017 Tax Bill’s Pass-Through Deduction Largely Favors the Wealthy and Encourages Gaming of the Tax Code ReportJune 27, 2024 The 2017 Tax Bill’s Pass-Through Deduction Largely Favors the Wealthy and Encourages Gaming of the Tax Code Congress should reject attempts to extend the 2017 tax bill’s costly pass-through deduction. Jun 27, 2024 Jean Ross
What Would It Take To Stabilize the Debt-to-GDP Ratio? ReportJune 5, 2024 What Would It Take To Stabilize the Debt-to-GDP Ratio? Because most of the Bush-era tax cuts were permanently extended, the United States is projected to have the debt ratio rise indefinitely. Closing this fiscal gap would require decreasing primary deficits by 2.1 percentage points of GDP, on average. Jun 5, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Increase Upward Pressure on the Debt Ratio by More Than 50 Percent ArticleJune 5, 2024 Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Increase Upward Pressure on the Debt Ratio by More Than 50 Percent If Congress renews the Trump tax package, the fiscal gap will grow from 2.1 percent of GDP to 3.3 percent of GDP, making debt ratio stabilization 54 percent harder. Jun 5, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4 Trillion Over the Next Decade ArticleMay 8, 2024 Permanently Extending the Trump Tax Cuts Would Cost $4 Trillion Over the Next Decade Permanently extending the Trump tax cuts would cost $400 billion per year and give the largest tax cut to extremely rich households. May 8, 2024 Bobby Kogan, Jessica Vela
Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis In the NewsMarch 19, 2024 Justices’ Trump Ballot Ruling May Spark Constitutional Crisis Devon Ombres explains why a Supreme Court majority opinion in Anderson v. Trump marks a grave overstep of the court’s authority that could spell a constitutional crisis for this and future elections. Mar 19, 2024 Law360 Devon Ombres
Trump and His Allies Are Starting To Face Accountability for Their Plot To Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election ReportOctober 17, 2023 Trump and His Allies Are Starting To Face Accountability for Their Plot To Overturn the 2020 Presidential Election The justice system is beginning to bring a measure of accountability for the events surrounding the unconstitutional conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election—a welcome development for the rule of law. Oct 17, 2023 Michael Sozan
CAP Comments on the FSOC’s Proposed Analytic Framework and Nonbank Designation Guidance ArticleJuly 27, 2023 CAP Comments on the FSOC’s Proposed Analytic Framework and Nonbank Designation Guidance The Center for American Progress submitted comment letters to the Financial Stability Oversight Council on their proposed analytic risk framework and guidance on nonbank financial company designations. Jul 27, 2023 Lilith Fellowes-Granda
Trump and His Allies Must Be Held Accountable for the January 6 Insurrection ReportApril 20, 2023 Trump and His Allies Must Be Held Accountable for the January 6 Insurrection Without full accountability for the events surrounding the unconstitutional plot to overturn the 2020 presidential election, U.S. democracy remains under substantial threat. Apr 20, 2023 Michael Sozan, William Roberts
Congress Must Pass the Preventing a Patronage System Act To Protect Federal Civil Servants’ Impartiality ArticleDecember 2, 2022 Congress Must Pass the Preventing a Patronage System Act To Protect Federal Civil Servants’ Impartiality Passage of the Preventing a Patronage System Act is critical to allow civil servants to do their jobs and to ensure the federal government’s stability, reliability, and authority in domestic functions and international relations. Dec 2, 2022 Cissy Jackson
Trump Is at the Center of the Multistep Scheme To Overturn a Valid Election VideoOctober 14, 2022 Trump Is at the Center of the Multistep Scheme To Overturn a Valid Election The January 6 committee provided more strong proof that Donald Trump masterminded the wide-ranging conspiracy to hold on to presidential power—and voted to issue a subpoena to force Trump to testify. Oct 14, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Ala Al Sadi, 3 More Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo, Andrew Sonntag
Key Moments From the January 6 Committee Hearings VideoOctober 5, 2022 Key Moments From the January 6 Committee Hearings Here is a collection of highlights from all eight January 6 committee hearings conducted so far. Oct 5, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 1 More Ala Al Sadi
What To Expect When the January 6 Hearings Resume ArticleSeptember 23, 2022 What To Expect When the January 6 Hearings Resume Here’s everything you need to know before the U.S. House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol resumes its hearings September 28. Sep 23, 2022 William Roberts, Genna Cifelli
The Case for Reducing Defense Spending In the NewsSeptember 9, 2022 The Case for Reducing Defense Spending Larry Korb argues that the Biden administration must reduce the U.S. defense budget without jeopardizing national security by canceling tactical nuclear weapons; retiring irrelevant and old Navy ships; and slowing the production of F-35 fighter jets. Sep 9, 2022 The National Interest Lawrence J. Korb
The FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Papers Search Fact SheetAugust 22, 2022 The FBI’s Mar-a-Lago Papers Search Former President Trump didn’t just abscond with classified material he wasn’t allowed to have; he may have gravely harmed U.S. national security at the same time. Aug 22, 2022 Alan Yu, Peter Juul
January 6 Hearing Day 8: 187 Minutes of Trump’s Inaction VideoAugust 11, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 8: 187 Minutes of Trump’s Inaction For more than 187 deadly minutes, Trump watched his armed mob take over the Capitol and did nothing about it. Aug 11, 2022 Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo, James Mertz, 1 More Ala Al Sadi
January 6 Hearing Day 8: Trump Refused To Call Off the Mob VideoAugust 11, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 8: Trump Refused To Call Off the Mob Center for American Progress Senior Fellow Michael Sozan breaks down Donald Trump and his allies' dangerous scheme to hold onto power at any cost. Aug 11, 2022 Michael Sozan, Hai-Lam Phan, Toni Pandolfo, 2 More James Mertz, Ala Al Sadi
Liz Cheney Should Be Heralded for Her January 6th Committee Work In the NewsJuly 15, 2022 Liz Cheney Should Be Heralded for Her January 6th Committee Work Mike Sozan discusses the role that Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) is playing in the ongoing January 6 investigation. Jul 15, 2022 InsideSources Michael Sozan
January 6 Hearing Day 7: Donald Trump Summoned a Mob VideoJuly 13, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 7: Donald Trump Summoned a Mob What happened on January 6, 2021, was not an accident; Donald Trump invited a violent mob to the Capitol in an effort to overturn a valid election. Jul 13, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 3 More Ala Al Sadi, Toni Pandolfo, James Mertz
January 6 Hearing Day 6: Who Is Cassidy Hutchinson? VideoJune 30, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 6: Who Is Cassidy Hutchinson? Providing new details about the January 6 insurrection, Cassidy Hutchinson testified how Donald Trump tried to hang onto his power by any means necessary. Jun 30, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Ala Al Sadi, James Mertz
January 6 Hearing Day 5: Here’s What Happened VideoJune 30, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 5: Here’s What Happened Donald Trump and MAGA extremists came dangerously close to weaponizing the U.S. Department of Justice in their desperate attempt to overturn the election. Jun 30, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Ala Al Sadi, Toni Pandolfo
January 6 Hearing Day 4: Here’s What Happened VideoJune 30, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 4: Here’s What Happened Donald Trump and MAGA extremists are still attacking elections. If they are not held accountable, the United States cannot preserve democracy. Jun 30, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 3 More Ala Al Sadi, James Mertz, James Mertz
January 6 Hearing Day 3: How Donald Trump Turned the Mob on Mike Pence VideoJune 30, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 3: How Donald Trump Turned the Mob on Mike Pence When Mike Pence made it clear he would not give in to Donald Trump's scheme, Trump turned the mob on him. Jun 30, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, William Roberts, 6 More Hai-Lam Phan, Ala Al Sadi, Daniel Turner, Toni Pandolfo, James Mertz, James Mertz
January 6 Hearing Day 1: January 6 Was a Coordinated Attack VideoJune 30, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 1: January 6 Was a Coordinated Attack Center for American Progress expert William J. Roberts explains the weight of the bipartisan January 6 hearings. Jun 30, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 1 More James Mertz
January 6 Hearing Day 1: Here’s What Happened VideoJune 30, 2022 January 6 Hearing Day 1: Here’s What Happened Carnage. Chaos. Crime. January 6 was not a random event; it was a coordinated, deliberate conspiracy to overturn the 2020 election. Jun 30, 2022 Michael Sozan, William Roberts, Hai-Lam Phan, 2 More Toni Pandolfo, James Mertz
Hearings reveal Trump’s vast plan to overturn Americans’ votes In the NewsJune 23, 2022 Hearings reveal Trump’s vast plan to overturn Americans’ votes William Roberts and Michael Sozan outline the evidence presented in the January 6 House Select Committee hearings and argue for stronger protections of voting rights. Jun 23, 2022 InsideSources William Roberts, Michael Sozan
How Executive Action Can Build a More Fair, Humane, and Workable Immigration System ArticleJanuary 11, 2021 How Executive Action Can Build a More Fair, Humane, and Workable Immigration System The Biden administration can jump-start a series of necessary reforms by issuing a clear and expansive executive order in its first days that condemns the damage caused to the immigration system by the past administration, pauses deportations, and outlines principles to guide policy development over the next four years. Jan 11, 2021 Tom Jawetz
5 Policies the Biden-Harris Administration Must Tackle To Protect College Students ArticleNovember 17, 2020 5 Policies the Biden-Harris Administration Must Tackle To Protect College Students The incoming Biden-Harris administration has much work ahead to ensure that students are protected in this time of uncertainty. Nov 17, 2020 Debbie Cochrane, Lanae Erickson, Antoinette Flores, 3 More Amy Laitinen, Bob Shireman, Carrie Wofford
How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward ReportOctober 30, 2020 How COVID-19 Sent Women’s Workforce Progress Backward The collapse of the child care sector and drastic reductions in school supervision hours as a result of COVID-19 could drive millions of mothers out of the paid workforce. Inaction could cost billions, undermine family economic security, and set gender equity back a generation. Oct 30, 2020 Julie Kashen, Sarah Jane Glynn, Amanda Novello
4 Ways Trump’s Tax Bill Left Behind the Latino Community ArticleOctober 29, 2020 4 Ways Trump’s Tax Bill Left Behind the Latino Community The Trump administration’s tax bill increased inequality and cut taxes for the wealthy, while leaving Latinos, regardless of income, behind. Oct 29, 2020 Galen Hendricks, Ryan Zamarripa
The Trump Administration Treats Seniors as Expendable ArticleOctober 29, 2020 The Trump Administration Treats Seniors as Expendable President Trump’s embrace of a herd immunity strategy, push to repeal the ACA, and broken health care promises put seniors’ health at risk. Oct 29, 2020 Nicole Rapfogel
6 Ways the Trump Administration Is Rigging an Already Unfair Tax Code ArticleOctober 28, 2020 6 Ways the Trump Administration Is Rigging an Already Unfair Tax Code The Trump administration’s tax policies have overwhelmingly favored the wealthy. Oct 28, 2020 Galen Hendricks
Trump’s USDA Perpetuates the Agency’s History of Racism ArticleOctober 28, 2020 Trump’s USDA Perpetuates the Agency’s History of Racism Using both policy and rhetoric, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has signaled who it believes is worthy of government assistance. Oct 28, 2020 David Ballard
The Trump Administration Has Set Up Students To Be Harmed by Unscrupulous Colleges During This Recession ArticleOctober 27, 2020 The Trump Administration Has Set Up Students To Be Harmed by Unscrupulous Colleges During This Recession Too many institutions took advantage of students in the last recession—and as another downturn deepens, accountability is in shreds. Oct 27, 2020 Ben Miller
Trump’s Ideological Judges Have Led To Politicized Courts ArticleOctober 23, 2020 Trump’s Ideological Judges Have Led To Politicized Courts Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s nomination is President Trump’s latest attack on the legitimacy of the courts. Oct 23, 2020 Maggie Jo Buchanan
The USDA Is Prioritizing Corporations Over Poor People During a Pandemic ArticleOctober 22, 2020 The USDA Is Prioritizing Corporations Over Poor People During a Pandemic While millions go hungry, U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue continues to prioritize corporate profits and power. Oct 22, 2020 David Ballard
Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice IssueNovember 1, 2021 Tackling Climate Change and Environmental Injustice We pursue climate action that meets the crisis’s urgency, creates good-quality jobs, benefits disadvantaged communities, and restores U.S. credibility on the global stage.
Restoring Social Trust in Democracy IssueNovember 1, 2021 Restoring Social Trust in Democracy Democracy is under attack at home and abroad. We must act to ensure it is accessible to all, accountable, and can serve as a force of good.