Center for American Progress

08/30/2026

08/29/2026

CAP is standing firm against the president’s bullying tactics. Hear from Neera Tanden:

08/28/2026

Trump's war in Iran is costing American households $1,200 more in higher costs for gas, groceries, and transportation—a number that will only increase as the war drags on.

08/28/2026

For all of the costs of the war in Iran, at home and abroad, what has the Trump administration actually achieved? The Iranian regime, which faced massive public protests prior to the war, has remained firmly entrenched—and is even more radicalized. For now, the administration has backed itself into a corner.

At the six-month mark of an irresponsible war of choice in Iran, the Trump administration has become mired in a Middle East quagmire it can neither win nor easily exit.

08/28/2026

The Trump administration's "Operation Epic Fury" war in Iran was billed as a swift victory. Instead, it's expanded across the region while achieving none of its goals.

We're 6 months in, and every single day it continues, it risks lives and livelihoods at home and abroad.

08/27/2026

Trump has now escalated from attacking the media to attacking non-partisan research institutions. If analysis of federal policy is not protected under the First Amendment, then what is?

08/27/2026

"We need to build opportunities that set America’s youth up for success, rather than sacrificing their safety for corporate profits." CAP's Veronica Goodman explains the rising trend in child labor violations and lax enforcement of child labor laws under the Trump administration for The Contrarian ⬇️

The trend is not surprising. States are responding to lax enforcement of child labor laws under the Trump administration.