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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 2d

Here's what's at stake right now.

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Sara Partridge, Ph.D. @sarapartridge.bsky.social · 2d

NEW: The "compact" the Trump administration proposed to 9 universities earlier this month is a dangerous trap -- not only would the deal cede significant control over colleges, but it would open them and their leaders up to great legal risk.

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Trump’s “Compact” With Colleges Will Put University Presidents in Legal Jeopardy

The White House’s proposed Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education is unconstitutional, unlawful, and will put universities and their administrators at direct risk from a politicized Justi...

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Cathleen Kelly @cmkelly.bsky.social · 3d

Trump and RFK Jr. promised to protect kids and communities from toxic pollution, but instead they're giving polluters a free pass to emit more pollution that causes cancer, asthma and other serious health problems.

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 3d

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

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andrewpmiller.bsky.social @andrewpmiller.bsky.social · 3d

My statement for @americanprogress.bsky.social on today’s phase one agreement on a ceasefire in Gaza.

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STATEMENT: Ceasefire Agreement Is Long Overdue, But All Sides Must Work Hard To Resolve Remaining Issues

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 3d

Trump and RFK Jr. aren't making America healthy again—in fact, they're making our nation's health care worse. @cmkelly.bsky.social explains how the administration is undermining its own MAHA agenda:

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 3d

As both Chicago and Portland fight against Trump's deployment of the National Guard, learn more about the Insurrection Act and the history of domestic deployment from @thedailyhayley.bsky.social, @sydkneeb.bsky.social, and @doo-dc.bsky.social:

Domestic Deployment of the Military: The Past, Present, and Potential Future

Since the founding of the United States, domestic deployment of the military has been a move of last resort; that may be about to change.

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Sydney 🐝 @sydkneeb.bsky.social · 4d

Stephen Miller and co. want you to think otherwise but there *are* limits on presidential power re: domestic deployment of the military. But those powers are vast. More on those complexities, from me, @thedailyhayley.bsky.social and @doo-dc.bsky.social www.americanprogress.org/article/dome...

Domestic Deployment of the Military: The Past, Present, and Potential Future

Since the founding of the United States, domestic deployment of the military has been a move of last resort; that may be about to change.

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CAP Action @americanprogressaction.org · 3d

Halloween trick-or-treaters may be coming home empty-handed thanks to Trump's tariff war.

A graphic featuring a line graph and an illustration of a carved pumpkin with Donald Trump's face. The title reads: "Thanks to Trump, Halloween candy prices are te ["e" is covered by a piece of orange tape with "a" on it] rrifying."

The line graph, titled "EVOLUTION OF FERRERO, HERSHEY, AND MARS PRODUCT PRICES, 2024–2025," shows three upward-trending lines:

Red Line (Ferrero minis, 7.2 oz. bag): Rises from approximately $27 to $30.

Blue Line (Hershey minis, 55.35 oz. bag): Rises from approximately $22 to $24.

Green Line (Mars minis, 41.79 oz. bag): Rises from $20 to $22.

The pumpkin, containing assorted Halloween candy, has an orange-highlighted text box below it that reads: "Trump's policies are haunting our economy." The source is cited at the bottom.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 3d

Can states get corporate and dark money out of politics? CAP's Tom Moore answers Redditors' questions about beating Citizens United.

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Rep. Mark Pocan @pocan.house.gov · 4d

Congressional Republicans are refusing to extend the expiring Affordable Care Act tax credits.

@americanprogress.bsky.social estimates that Wisconsinites’ healthcare premiums will increase by 148% on average if they expire.

Today, Wisconsin legislators helped me get that message out there!

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 3d

Conversion therapy is discredited junk science that endangers kids. SCOTUS might greenlight it anyway. CAP's @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social breaks down the case for @USAToday.com: https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2025/10/08/supreme-court-gay-conversion-therapy-trans-rights/86549177007/

Conversion therapy isn't real. Junk science that harms LGBTQ youth should be banned. | Opinion

Conversion therapy has long been debunked. Now the Supreme Court may render bans against it unlawful, paving the way for countless kids to be harmed.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 4d

Millions of Americans will experience "premium shock" when their insurance premiums double or even quadruple in the coming year. @neeratanden.bsky.social explains the health care battle at the center of this shutdown.

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Christian Weller @profcew.bsky.social · 4d

Latinas' job market experience shows that having a job, working hard and working a lot is not enough. Those also need to be well-paying, stable jobs with benefits, where people get respect for their work.

Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 4d

Latinas often work in industries with positive employment growth, but their wages haven't kept up. Full-time, year round #Trabajadoras earn just 58 cents per dollar of white, non-Hispanic men resulting in >$33k/year lost to the #WageGap. #LatinaEqualPay https://ow.ly/Iht150X8Bv2

The gender wage gap for full-time, year-round workers expanded significantly in 2024 and is wider for women of color

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Drew Hudson @wealsoherdcats.com · 4d

For all its talk of cutting waste in the federal government, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to a major source of waste, fraud, and corruption: the oil and gas industry. Read more from @americanprogress.bsky.social ➡️ www.americanprogress.org/article/the-...

The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program

Despite a professed dedication to cutting waste and inefficiency, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to an exceptionally wasteful area of the federal government: the oil and gas program.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 4d

Latinas often work in industries with positive employment growth, but their wages haven't kept up. Full-time, year round #Trabajadoras earn just 58 cents per dollar of white, non-Hispanic men resulting in >$33k/year lost to the #WageGap. #LatinaEqualPay https://ow.ly/Iht150X8Bv2

The gender wage gap for full-time, year-round workers expanded significantly in 2024 and is wider for women of color

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump administration’s deadly strikes in the Caribbean bypass Congress and put us on a dangerous pathway to wider abuses. https://www.americanprogress.org/article/trumps-strikes-in-the-caribbean-are-a-dangerous-illegal-abuse-of-wartime-power-it-wont-stop-there/

Trump’s Strikes in the Caribbean Are a Dangerous, Illegal Abuse of Wartime Power—It Won’t Stop There

The Trump administration’s deadly strikes in the Caribbean bypass Congress and put us on a dangerous pathway to wider abuses.

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 4d

The Trump administration is making it easier for oil and gas companies to get away with corruption and fraud–and wasting taxpayer dollars while they’re at it. https://ow.ly/rUow50X8BrU

The Trump Administration Is Allowing Waste, Fraud, and Abuse To Fester in the Federal Oil and Gas Program

Despite a professed dedication to cutting waste and inefficiency, the Trump administration has turned a blind eye to an exceptionally wasteful area of the federal government: the oil and gas program.

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Haley Norris @hvnorrisphd.bsky.social · 4d

As always, Chris's analysis gets to the root of the problem.

"It was a sharp lesson in how much power the court has in resolving cases through definitions — while claiming to stay out of the political and policy debates."

Chris Geidner @chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 5d

“The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to strike down Colorado’s ban on conversion therapy by licensed therapists practiced on minors — a ruling that could affect similar laws in nearly half the country and make life more difficult for LGBTQ children at an already perilous time.”

Supreme Court likely to strike down Colorado's conversion therapy ban

A lesson in how defining the case often resolves the case.

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Tom Moore @thmoore.bsky.social · 4d

My Reddit AMA (ask me anything) on CAP's plan to break Citizens United starts at 11:30am ET! See you in r/politics!

From the politics community on Reddit: I’m Tom Moore, senior fellow for democracy policy at the Center for American Progress. I’ve figured out a way to break Citizens United. I kid you not. It's a BFD...

Explore this post and more from the politics community

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 4d

Happening today: Tune in at 11:30 am ET for @thmoore.bsky.social’s AMA in r/Politics. He’ll be talking all things Citizens United and answering your questions about how states can get dark money out of politics: www.reddit.com/r/politics/

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5d

Do you want corporate and dark money out of politics? CAP’s @thmoore.bsky.social is hosting a live Reddit AMA in r/Politics on October 8, at 11:30 am ET to answer your questions about CAP's bold new strategy that states can use to render Citizens United irrelevant: www.reddit.com/r/politics/

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Aaron Sojourner @aaronsojourner.org · 5d

The real value of the Bureau of Labor Statistics's budget has fallen for over a decade.

The president is proposing deep cuts alongside other attacks on the agency.

Progress requires Congress to re-establish BLS independence & support innovation & funding.
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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5d

Following Trump’s unprecedented firing of former BLS Commissioner Erika McEntarfer, the next commissioner will have the unique additional challenge of restoring public trust in the agency. @saraestep.bsky.social and Kyle Ross explain: https://ow.ly/HBaJ50X7QUe

The Next Bureau of Labor Statistics Commissioner Must Restore Trust in the Agency While Managing Fiscal Constraints

The next BLS commissioner will have the power to fill an unusually high number of vacancies at a time when the agency’s funding struggles could reduce data quality.

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Sara Estep (she/her) @saraestep.bsky.social · 5d

New from Kyle Ross and me, breaking down the budget and staffing issues in FY26 dollars. The BLS needs experienced nonpartisan leadership, and adequate funding to restore trust and ensure accuracy.

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Real funding for the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) has been declining for years

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Center for American Progress @americanprogress.bsky.social · 5d

Join CAP and the America the Beautiful For All Coalition on Wednesday, October 15, for the Ocean Progress Symposium 2025 to discuss a post-2030 vision for ocean conservation rooted in justice, stewardship, and love for the ocean. https://ow.ly/Xyom50X7jva

Ocean Progress Symposium 2025: Advancing Conservation Close to Shore

Please join the Center for American Progress for an event to explore how to navigate ocean conservation in the United States for the next four years.

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