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Co-authors of the Everywhere Millionaire, @omzidar and Eric Zwick, explain how tax cuts intended to protect small businesses have created a new group of extremely wealthy small business owners.
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Starting in 1 hour: CAP's "Beyond Billionaires" event with @lilybatch, @amyhanauer, @omzidar, Eric Zwick, and CAP experts @EmilyG_DC and @CoreyHusak. WATCH LIVE:
The Trump administration’s regressive tariff and refund process is yet another example of how the administration’s economic policies have hurt American families and businesses.
If the Trump administration wants to pass the test on China, it must stop settling for bromance theater and start leveraging real American power to secure durable, measurable results. Check out CAP's scorecard on the recent Trump-Xi summit ⤵️
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Gov. Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) shares how her administration successfully enshrined universal child care in New Mexico's constitution.
Anemic job numbers validate the anxiety many Americans are feeling about high costs. We should end the war in Iran now, reverse Trump’s disastrous tariffs, and build an economy that actually works for everyone.
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This is the Trump economy.
Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury released proposed rules for a federal school choice program it is preparing to launch in January.
In response, Weadé James, senior director for K-12 Education Policy at CAP, issued the following statement:
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While American consumers bore the brunt of the Trump administration’s unlawful IEEPA tariffs, they are largely left holding the bag while large corporations receive the refunds the court system has ordered paid back to importers.
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The stakes could not be higher at the intersection of energy, manufacturing, and emissions. Yet there are reasons for hope thanks to clean energy.
TODAY: New SNAP cuts are kicking in because of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill."
5 million people have already lost food assistance, including 1.5 million+ kids since the bill was enacted.
No kid deserves to go hungry so Trump can give his billionaire buddies another tax handout.
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In today’s #MustRead#, @jckeller15 shares lessons from Climate Week NYC on how countries can grow their clean energy industries, create good jobs, lower household energy bills and strengthen energy security.
Read more at @amprog ⬇️
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"Child care is not babysitting." 👏
Hear New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) push back against arguments opposing universal child care:
WATCH: New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) Discusses Cost of Living & Investment in Children and Families, @amprog hosts
.@NeeraTanden: "High-quality child care is an incredible investment."
New state-by-state CAP analysis finds that the Trump administration’s tariffs cost small-business importers in all 50 states and Washington, D.C., an average of $426,000 more over 18 months—damage that refunds cannot fully undo.
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Investing in Families, Investing in the Future: A Conversation With Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham
5 million people, including an estimated 1 million children, have lost access to food because of Trump. Instead of a ballroom, an arch, or a war, we could be making sure people don’t go hungry.
This President’s priorities are shameful.
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Starting soon at 2:30 pm EDT: A conversation between Gov. Lujan Grisham (@GovMLG) and CAP's @NeeraTanden. Watch LIVE:
Who really administers our elections in MI?
It’s your local clerk you elected or your local government appointed.
