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Issues [1] Center for American Progress The Trump Administration Is Interfering in the 2026 Midterm Elections To Entrench the Imperial Presidency Sections Share Voters mark their ballots at a vote center in the state's primary election in Pasadena, California, on June 2, 2026. (Getty/Mario Tama) Key Facts The Trump administration is carrying out a plan to subvert the 2026 midterm elections with a goal of entrenching its power and escaping accountability from voters.

Issues [1] Center for American Progress New Illinois Law Continues Momentum for Rideshare Sectoral Bargaining Share Travelers catch rideshare vehicles at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago on April 10, 2019. (Getty/Scott Olson) On August 7, Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) signed a law enabling Uber and Lyft drivers to unionize, making the state the third in less than two years to enact a pathbreaking new model for rideshare drivers to collectively bargain.

Several factors contribute to the steep decline of employed teens. One is the shift away from seasonal work starting in the 1960s, paired with the labor market cycle typically resulting in the youngest workers and Black Americans being the first to be let go when the economy softens.

Issues [1] Center for American Progress The Trump Administration Has Created a De Facto Licensing System for Frontier AI Models Share U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with Open AI CEO Sam Altman while sitting next to Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis during a meeting of G7 members, partner countries, and AI business leaders in Evian, France, on June 17, 2026.

Issues [1] Center for American Progress Americans Pay the Price for Trump’s War While Oil and Gas Companies Get Rich Share A motorist purchases gasoline at a BP station on April 29, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Gett/Scott Olson) After a preliminary agreement between Iran and the United States failed to end hostilities and reopen the Strait of Hormuz, President Donald Trump’s war in Iran continues into its sixth month.

Issues [1] Center for American Progress Trump Administration Green Card Memo Is Another Attack on Legal Immigration That Risks Separating Families and Harming the Economy Sections Share The White House and South Lawn are seen on August 1, 2026, in Washington, D.C. (Getty/Kevin Carter) Introduction and summary On May 21, 2026, the Trump administration issued a policy memorandum regarding adjustment of status, a process by which eligible noncitizens can apply to become lawful permanent...

Issues [1] Center for American Progress Reclaiming U.S. Strategy on Chinese Overcapacity and National Security Share In its submission to the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative (USTR), the Center for American Progress warns that the proposed “board of trade” fails to address the primary strategic threat: Beijing’s heavily subsidized industrial overcapacity aimed at dominating critical global supply chains.

Issues [1] Getty Images Today’s conservative backlash to transgender issues is being weaponized by those who want to reverse hard-won civil rights protections. Right-wing attacks on transgender Americans have become a predictable feature of modern campaigns; the far right spends hundreds of millions of dollars attacking not just transgender people but, increasingly, lesbian, gay, and bisexual people, too. The toxicity of this debate is threatening some of the most vulnerable in our society.

Issues [1] Getty Images Civil rights are inalienable; they exist independent of shifting parties in power or the latest polling results. A bedrock American principle is that people should not be harassed or targeted by the government for who they are. At the same time, we must reckon with the defensive environment the LGBTQI+ community finds itself in. We all know there are differences between men and women.

Issues [1] The Center for American Progress and Blue Rose Research regularly field surveys investigating how Americans feel about issues impacting their lives. This poll, focused on K-12 education, found that voters are concerned about the quality of public K-12 education and favor a bold, transformative vision to improve it. Read the poll results here.