This week at CBPP, we focused on governance, health, and the economy.

In May, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued a proposed rule that would upend the federal grantmaking process by ...

This week at CBPP, we focused on health, housing, the economy, food assistance, and the federal budget. On health, Allie Gardner explained how the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ...

To create the federal rental assistance factsheets for the 50 states, Puerto Rico, the District of Columbia, and the United States, CBPP analyzed survey data from the American Community Survey (ACS) ...

Congress has passed a short-term funding measure to fund the government into December, but it still must pass full-year funding bills for fiscal year 2027. While the Senate has not yet introduced any ...

The Treasury Department has proposed a rule that would take away the refunded portion of certain tax credits from many individuals with lawful immigration status. [1] Only individuals who have one of ...

Economic development shouldn’t compromise a state’s ability to collect revenue for essential services. In this year’s state legislative sessions, some states sought to end subsidies for data centers ...

The harmful Republican reconciliation law enacted last July made unprecedented cuts to food assistance through SNAP, including a provision slashing federal funding for SNAP benefits and imposing these ...

U.S. families are grappling with increased costs for many necessities: groceries, housing, health care, utilities, gasoline, and more. Although Donald Trump pledged as President that he would improve ...

Statement of Kathleen Romig, Senior Fellow, on 2026 Social Security Trustees’ Report The 2026 annual report of the Social Security trustees released today shows a worsening outlook for the program’s ...

The Trump Administration and Republicans in Congress have adopted policies that adversely impact people of all races, including Black individuals and families, who are the focus of this report. The ...