Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

06/05/2026

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, Social Security, the federal budget, and the economy: https://www.cbpp.org/blog/in-case-you-missed-it-795

06/05/2026

CBPP Chief Economist Gbenga Ajilore provides insights and analysis on today's jobs report numbers with a focus on Black unemployment data.

06/05/2026

As grocery prices continue to rise, House Republicans passed a bill that would cut WIC fruit and vegetable benefits for millions of pregnant women, postpartum women, and children. Zoë Neuberger explains via The Washington Post:

Millions of WIC recipients would have less money for fruits and vegetables under the legislation, which funds the Agriculture Department and other agencies.

06/03/2026

New state-by-state data shows that the Trump Administration’s 14% reduction in SSA staffing has undermined the agency’s ability to reliably serve seniors, bereaved families, and people with disabilities nationwide.

In just 15 months, the Trump Administration has pushed out more than 8,000 Social Security Administration (SSA) workers — causing SSA’s largest one-year staffing reduction on record.

06/03/2026

CBPP’s Nick Gwyn testified before the Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship on a proposal that would impact people who count on SNAP, housing assistance, and TANF cash assistance.

Addressing program benefit cliffs requires additional resources to provide a longer, slower down-ramp in benefits, rather than an abrupt drop, as earnings rise.

06/03/2026

The Trump Administration's last minute changes to the final rule implementing the new Medicaid work requirement that will likely increase coverage losses, complicate state implementation efforts, and worsen the effects of the policy.

The Trump Administration’s final rule implementing the new Medicaid work requirement makes major, last-minute policy shifts that will likely increase the number of people who are denied or lose health coverage due to the requirement, while stymieing states’ ability to implement it on time.

06/01/2026

H.R. 1 and Trump Administration policies are expected to deepen economic harms for Black households and Black-owned small businesses. Tax cuts for wealthy households are being financed through cuts to programs that help Black families and communities.

The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have adopted policies that adversely impact people of all races, including Black individuals and families.

05/29/2026

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, health, and food assistance:

This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, health, and food assistance.On the federal budget, Sam Berger and Devin O’Connor warned the Trump Administration’s creation...

05/29/2026

The Trump administration announced the creation of a politically directed $1.776 billion slush fund outside normal congressional authority and oversight, creating a dangerous precedent for future misuse of taxpayer funds. Learn more:

The Trump Administration announced the creation of a $1.776 billion politically directed slush fund — sidestepping Congress and the courts — that is clearly designed to benefit the President and his allies at taxpayers’ expense, with no oversight.

05/28/2026

By collaborating with Medicaid and SNAP, state WIC programs can give eligible low-income families with children access to a range of health, nutrition, and supportive services they need to become and stay healthy. See how your state is coordinating:

Collaboration between the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC), Medicaid, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP, formerly food stamps) is an...