Center for American Progress

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The Center for American Progress is dedicated to improving the lives of Americans through ideas and action. https://secure.actblue.com/donate/center-for-american-progress-1

A political graphic on a dark background featuring black-and-white photos of Donald Trump, Donald Trump Jr., and Eric Trump, all wearing red ties and clapping. Red and white text on the left reads: "Cash and gifts received by Trump and his family since his reelection: $2.9+ billion. Cash from crypto ventures alone: $2.4+ billion. They are profiting off the presidency." The bottom corner shows attribution to CAP ("Trump's Take") and the Center for American Progress logo.
Graphic titled "The price of Trump’s war with Iran: Human costs." It lists casualty figures: 14 American service members killed and 414 wounded (as of July 14); 26 Israeli civilians killed and 7,800+ wounded (as of June 10); and at least 1,701 Iranian civilians killed and 26,000 wounded. Features an illustration of a huddling figure in distress.
Graphic titled "The price of Trump’s war in Iran: Economic costs." It states that Americans have paid "$69+ billion" in extra costs for gas and diesel since the war began. Additional text notes: "That’s more than $500 per household. Higher fuel prices have contributed to rising inflation and interest rates, too." Features a cyan gas pump nozzle.
Graphic titled "The price of Trump’s war in Iran: Defense costs" against a split gray and maroon background. Large cyan text highlights: "At least $34 billion to $42 billion" in estimated taxpayer dollars spent by the Department of Defense for troop deployment, munitions, equipment damage, fuel, and security. Features a graphic of a flying cyan missile.
Graphic with text: "It doesn’t have to be this way. CAP has policy solutions to address this crisis..." Bullet points outline "Immediate relief" (federal funding to freeze rates), "Corporate accountability" (data centers paying fair share), and "Long-term investment" (strengthening the grid). Features a tall glass of ice water.
Map of the U.S. showing how in nearly half of congressional districts, a majority of children live in a licensed child care desert.
A graphic from the Center for American Progress on a blue-purple gridded background. The top half features a collage of three photos: a woman riding a bicycle on a trail with mountains in the background, a person with a cap looking through binoculars at a large rock wall, and a rustic log cabin under a clear blue sky. Large white text below the images reads: "The Trump administration is attempting to rewrite 250 years of American history." This is followed by smaller black text: "A leaked database reveals that 171 national parks and monuments have already had exhibits flagged for removal or revision." Small attribution text at the bottom left reads "Images: Getty Images. Source: CAP, 'Censored: Erasing 250 Years of American History on Public Lands' (2026)." The Center for American Progress logo is in the bottom right corner.
A graphic from the Center for American Progress featuring a pixelated weather satellite heat map of a swirling storm system with an orange and red core fading out into yellow, green, and dark blue. Large bold yellow text reads: "Climate change is here. America’s most marginalized communities are living on the front lines of climate change and in the places with the fewest resources to prepare and recover." Small attribution text at the bottom left cites Getty Images and CAP (2026). The Center for American Progress logo is in the bottom right corner.
An infographic with a textured red background featuring a large illustration of a pink piggy bank. A graphic of a dark brown lipstick kiss mark is stamped onto the snout of the piggy bank. Large white text reads: "One year later, Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” is looking a lot less beautiful. Families face significantly higher health insurance costs and then pay more to actually use it." Below this, two bullet points marked with blue-and-white pill icons state: Average net ACA premium costs are up by 58% Average deductibles are at a record high in 2026
A map of the United States titled "National landscape of SAVE Act-like laws," subtitled "SAVE Act-like laws, pending legislation, and ballot measures by state." The map color-codes states to show the legislative status of these laws across four categories, defined by a legend in the top left: SAVE Act-like laws historically enforced (Dark Red): Arizona and Georgia. SAVE Act-like laws recently enacted (Coral/Salmon Pink): Utah, Wyoming, South Dakota, Kansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, Florida, and New Hampshire. SAVE Act-like legislation advanced (Yellow): Missouri. and SAVE Act-like ballot measures (Yellow with diagonal stripes): Michigan. All other states are shaded in light gray, indicating no specified SAVE Act-like legislative activity.
A screenshot of an interactive data table titled "The Trump administration has censored or erased Black, Indigenous, and other marginalized histories—along with science-related content—from public lands nationwide." The table is subtitled "National park exhibits censored or removed, by topic." The interface includes a search bar and a pagination counter showing "Page 1 of 16." The table contains columns representing different categories of history or content, with red "X" icons indicating which topics were affected at various National Park units.
An infographic with a bold red background featuring a faint, stylized overlay of handwritten numbers and math equations. In the center is a silhouette of the U.S. Capitol dome. Large white text reads: "Can you really afford to live in Trump’s America? As the Trump administration drives up costs for everyday families, a Republican-led Congress continues to clear the path for him." The bottom right corner features the Center for American Progress logo, and the bottom left cites the source as: "CAP Action, 'How Trump and His Congressional Allies Drove Up Gas Prices and Cost Families At Least $2,000' (2026)."
An infographic with a light gray, textured background. At the top, bold black text reads: "In the past year, American families’ costs have risen by at least $2,000 thanks to just four Trump policies." Below this headline is a solid red horizontal dividing line. The rest of the image shows a crinkled piece of paper listing four numbered points with red handwritten numerals: Trump’s war of choice in Iran has cost households $285 more at the pump. Deep cuts in his One Big Beautiful Bill Act led to a $213 bump in utilities. Trump’s tariffs hit households with a $1,600 tariff penalty. Allowing ACA tax credits to expire forced a 58% spike in premiums. A faint silhouette of the U.S. Capitol dome is visible at the very bottom center.
An infographic by the Center for American Progress comparing the environmental legacies of Theodore Roosevelt and Donald Trump. The background is a textured dark brown, featuring black-and-white portraits of Roosevelt on the left and Trump on the right at the top. Large white text in the center reads: "The Trump administration is comparing Trump’s conservation legacy to that of Teddy Roosevelt. Here are the facts." Below this headline, the infographic contrasts the two presidents in a side-by-side list: Roosevelt (marked with green asterisks): Protected nearly 230 million acres of public lands Designated 18 national monuments and established 5 national parks Conserved 150 million acres of national forests Trump (marked with red asterisks): Removed protections from more than 100 million acres of public lands Removed protections from all 5 U.S. marine national monuments Permitted logging in national forests, mining in historical areas, and drilling in recreation areas
A photo collage graphic from the Center for American Progress divided into four quadrants, each showing a different natural landscape with its name in white text. In the center, a white square overlaps the photos with text that reads: "Trump’s rollbacks put beloved landscapes at risk of destruction and violate the foundational promise that these lands belong to all of us, not just corporate shareholders." The four quadrants show: Top Left: "Arctic National Wildlife Refuge," featuring a herd of caribou running across a snowy landscape with blue mountains in the background. Top Right: "Fajada Butte," showing a large, flat-topped desert rock formation under a blue sky with sparse brush in the foreground. Bottom Left: "Boundary Waters Canoe Area," showing a calm blue lake lined with dense green and autumn-colored pine trees. Bottom Right: "Tonto National Forest," featuring a rocky, brush-covered desert path leading toward mountains under a bright, hazy sky at sunset.
An informational graphic from the Center for American Progress against a teal background. The large white text reads: "In his second term, Donald Trump has taken action to eliminate protections from more than 86 million acres of U.S. public lands." The words "more than 86 million acres" are highlighted in dark purple. Below this, smaller white text reads: "Learn more about the Trump administration's push to sell out public lands at AMERICANPROGRESS.ORG". The bottom third of the image features a faded, dark blue and purple photograph of a mountain range.
An informational graphic from the Center for American Progress titled "More fallout from Trump’s war with Iran: Interest rates." Below the title, the text reads, "Americans are paying more not just for gas and diesel but also for their debt." The bottom half of the graphic has a dark blue background featuring a simple line drawing of a suburban house. A jagged, volatile red line graph peaks and valleys dramatically across the screen, passing directly through and behind the house to symbolize economic instability. The source is cited at the bottom as CAP, "The Interest Rate Penalty From Trump's War With Iran" (2026).
An infographic with a coral-pink lower section and a decorative top border featuring vertical stripes from the Progress Pride flag (red, orange, yellow, green, blue, purple, white, pink, light blue, brown, and black) laid over a faint textured architectural sketch. Below the border, thin black text reads, "LGBTQIA+ EQUAL PAY AWARENESS DAY". The main text block features large black text stating: "LGBTQIA+ households earned $12,580 less than non-LGBTQIA+ households in 2024." Underneath, a bold white subheadline reads, "The annual loss for LGBTQI+ women and transgender people are even higher." At the bottom, two columns marked with white play-button arrows detail specific statistics in black text: "LGBTQIA+ Women households earned $39,750 less." "Transgender households earned $24,800 less."
An infographic with a cream-colored background celebrating LGBTQIA+ Equal Pay Awareness Day. A large, vibrant, flowing rainbow ribbon cuts across the upper half of the image. At the top left, the text reads "LGBTQIA+ EQUAL PAY AWARENESS DAY" in a subtle, thin font. At the bottom left, the main text block states: "LGBTQIA+ households earn 85 cents for every dollar earned by non-LGBTQIA+ households." The words "LGBTQIA+ households earn 85 cents" are in a bold, dark blue font, while the rest of the text is thinner. The bottom of the image includes a small source line: "Source: CAP, 'The 2024 LGBTQI+ Wage Gap' (2025)."
An infographic with a light sage-green, textured background. At the top, large bold green text reads, "Congress is destroying public lands for private profits." Below this headline, a paragraph of black text states, "A group of the 25 most extreme antipark members of Congress has been working to weaken or altogether strip away protections from public lands and waters." The bottom half features a collage made of torn-paper layers showing different nature imagery, including a dense pine forest, a brown mountain ridge under a dark grey sky, and white crumpled paper.
At a moment when the nation should be renewing its commitment to the constitutional promise of liberty and equality for all, Trump's Religious Liberty Commission risks advancing a vision of religious freedom that favors some voices while leaving out many others.
With fuel prices once again approaching highs not seen since the 2022 spike caused by the Russia-Ukraine war, many Americans are already adjusting their gasoline consumption—all thanks to Trump's reckless war in Iran.
25 members of Congress are actively working to remove protections from America’s public lands and waters through dozens of antiparks bills that weaken or strip away protections from public lands and waters.
Across party lines, most Americans believe that the federal government should play a "major role" in providing disaster aid. Yet, the Trump administration is weakening our defenses against extreme weather disasters at every step.
An event schedule graphic for "DC/DOX 26" on a black background. At the top, the logo reads "DC/DOX" stacked next to a large outlined "26". Below the logo, a purple banner reads "Friday, June 12," followed by the venue name, "Center for American Progress." The graphic lists two events: 12:30 PM: "REALITY CHECK: The Emotion Potion - Using Documentary Storytelling to Inspire Action." A promotional thumbnail below the text shows a stylized graphic with the words "Panel / The Emotion Potion: Using Documentary Storytelling to Inspire Action." 6:30 PM: "The Lake." The accompanying thumbnail image shows a wide, scenic landscape of a dusty plain or dry lake bed with large mountains in the background.
Yellow background with a large lightbulb and piggy bank. Large pink text: "Here's a bright idea: Your energy bill shouldn't break the bank." Below in smaller black text: "In the first year of Trump's second term, power bills rose at more than 2.5 times overall inflation." At the bottom in small pink text: "Find out why and what can be done."
Trump's unconstitutional and unjustified war in Iran has officially lasted more than 100 days, and it has yet to achieve the objectives that the Trump administration set out.