Aside from xenophobic outlines for immigration and trade policy, the Trump-Vance campaign has been vague about the policy agenda they would pursue if elected. But we know that Trump embraced two longstanding conservative policy priorities—rolling back the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and cutting taxes for corporations—after taking office in 2017. Trump just missed achieving the …
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Key findings: U.S. politics have recently become so chaotic and personality-driven that it’s easy to forget the long-running and high-stakes differences in how conservatives and progressives approach key policy debates. One of the starkest differences is their approach to health care. The conservative prescription for health care is increasing health care users’ “skin in the …
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As states that have already banned abortion show, abortion bans work hand in hand with other economic policies–like low minimum wages and lack of healthcare–to impoverish workers and their families.
By Celine McNicholas, General Counsel and Director of Policy, and Naomi Walker, Executive Vice President By now, you’ve likely heard of Project 2025, the policy mandate produced by the Heritage Foundation alongside more than 110 conservative groups that aims to completely overhaul U.S. government and society. You may have also heard about the recent staff …
