Remember the GOP Tax Scam? The one that was supposedly for working- and middle-class Americans and families? The one that only gave the richest 1% of Americans an average tax cut of $55,000 each while simultaneously raising health care premiums by nearly $2,000 for families buying health insurance on their own? The one that conveniently...
As expected, Trump blew up the NATO summit this morning, appearing to travel to the meeting with one goal in mind: spitting on U.S. allies and splintering key relationships. As The Moscow Project laid out yesterday, this is just the latest step in Trump carrying out Vladimir Putin’s foreign policy agenda. Here are Putin’s top...
It’s official: Brett Kavanaugh is Trump’s nominee to the Supreme Court. When the ACA was at risk, you defended it. Now, our rights are at risk. Oh, and so is the ACA again. You know what to do. This fight is far from over, and it’s a fight we can win. But to win, we...
Trump will announce his Supreme Court nominee at 9pm tonight—a nominee who will vote to repeal Roe v. Wade, strip health care, voting, and workplace protections, and undermine the rights and values for which you have all fought so hard. Join us immediately following the announcement at the Supreme Court, and stand up to reject...
Yesterday was a victory. Scott Pruitt’s resignation happened because of you, because of the relentless voices who stood up against his corruption and scandal. Savor it. Celebrate it. But then get ready, because now a new fight begins. Who is the next Scott Pruitt, you might ask? Meet Andrew Wheeler: current acting EPA Administrator, coal...
To start your evening off with a bit of good news: long-embattled EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt just resigned! Here’s why. …but he’s being replaced by a coal lobbyist. Here’s why you should be afraid of him, too. FOURTH OF JULY IN MOSCOW. Some Congressional Republicans are starting to sound awfully Trumpy on Russia—despite Russia’s ongoing...
In the Donald Trump era, a record-low 47% of adults say they’re “extremely proud” to be American, down from 57% five years ago. With a President who embraces dictators over allies, works for his own benefit instead of his citzens’, who punishes women, families, and children for political points, it is a dark hour for...
Few who follow the courts will deny that there are currently 4 Justices on the Supreme Court ready to gut and repeal Roe v. Wade, criminalizing abortion and punishing women. With Justice Kennedy’s retirement, and Trump having promised to name an anti-choice nominee, the 5th and last Justice needed to overturn Roe could be coming...
The right to a safe, legal abortion. The right to access abortion safely and legally in this country is on the line. Trump already specifically promised to only appoint nominees who plan to overturn this protection: “I am putting pro-life justices on the court.” The right to LGBTQ equality. 3 years ago, Justice Kennedy was...
Today, Justice Kennedy announced he will retire from the Supreme Court on July 31. The fight is just beginning. Stay tuned to the Progress Report and CAP Action for all the latest #Resistance news, and join us tomorrow at 10am for a rally on the steps of the Supreme Court. Our civil rights and freedoms,...