Cathleen Kelly
@cmkelly.bsky.social
Center for American Progress senior fellow; previously at the White House (CEQ) & Johns Hopkins U (SAIS); outdoors enthusiast, music lover. Fighting for a healthy environment, climate and clean energy economy that works for everyone. (Personal account)
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Oh boy, Trump calls for an Epstein investigation on everyone else but him
November 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Oh boy, Trump calls for an Epstein investigation on everyone else but him
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Trump can't stop claiming costs are down. He can say it however many times he wants—that doesn't make it true.
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Trump can't stop claiming costs are down. He can say it however many times he wants—that doesn't make it true.
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This year marks the 50th anniversary of IDEA—a landmark law that ensured millions of disabled students would receive quality education. Yet, that promised education is at risk today with a federal funding gap of over $38 billion.
November 13, 2025 at 7:00 PM
This year marks the 50th anniversary of IDEA—a landmark law that ensured millions of disabled students would receive quality education. Yet, that promised education is at risk today with a federal funding gap of over $38 billion.
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Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
November 13, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Trump’s first nominee for Attorney General of the United States
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Everybody likes unions—policymakers shouldn't stand in the way of our right to organize.
November 12, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Everybody likes unions—policymakers shouldn't stand in the way of our right to organize.
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Did you know the bill to end the shutdown eliminates rules to prevent food contamination and foodborne illnesses, even though they are increasing? And it slows efforts to regulate ultra-processed foods, even while RFK Jr touts his MAHA agenda to reduce them? www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
Shutdown Deal Kills Food Safety Rules
After lobbyists spent big on the Trump administration and Democratic defectors, the government funding bill cut food-contamination rules and limited ultraprocessed-food research.
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November 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Did you know the bill to end the shutdown eliminates rules to prevent food contamination and foodborne illnesses, even though they are increasing? And it slows efforts to regulate ultra-processed foods, even while RFK Jr touts his MAHA agenda to reduce them? www.levernews.com/shutdown-dea...
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🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
November 12, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨BREAKING: Oversight Dems have received new emails from Jeffrey Epstein’s estate that raise serious questions about Donald Trump and his knowledge of Epstein’s horrific crimes.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
Read them for yourself. It’s time to end this cover-up and RELEASE THE FILES.
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A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
November 12, 2025 at 1:48 PM
A direct email exchange from 2011 between Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, just released by House Oversight Committee Democrats.
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Across generations and party lines—Americans support unions ✊
November 6, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Across generations and party lines—Americans support unions ✊
VA & NJ Election Win Takeaways: families want lower energy bills, long-term stability and clean, affordable energy. Candidates focused on those goals won. Learn what these races tell us about the path forward for policymakers: www.americanprogressaction.org/article/the-....
The Winning Formula: Voters Choose Candidates Who Show Energy Can Be Both Affordable and Renewable
The gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey show energy affordability is a winning issue and that policymakers should prioritize such policies.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:11 PM
VA & NJ Election Win Takeaways: families want lower energy bills, long-term stability and clean, affordable energy. Candidates focused on those goals won. Learn what these races tell us about the path forward for policymakers: www.americanprogressaction.org/article/the-....
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The Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits will have devastating impacts on families' budgets and local economies. SNAP supports households getting food on tables, generates 100,000s of jobs, and every dollar returns $1.50 to the local economy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...
www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...
SNAP Cuts Are Likely To Harm More Than 27,000 Retailers Nationwide
A new analysis shows that 27,000 retailers in areas with the highest shares of SNAP participants would be the most likely to bear the brunt of proposed drastic cuts to food assistance.
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November 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
The Trump administration's failure to fund SNAP benefits will have devastating impacts on families' budgets and local economies. SNAP supports households getting food on tables, generates 100,000s of jobs, and every dollar returns $1.50 to the local economy.
www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...
www.americanprogress.org/article/snap...
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The Trump admin's unlawful layoffs during the federal shutdown, in coordination with policy changes & budget cuts, are intended to lead to closure of the Dept. of Education—leaving disabled students with fewer services and protections.
New from me & @seemiaroll.bsky.social:
New from me & @seemiaroll.bsky.social:
The Trump Administration’s Recent Special Education Layoffs Will Have Major Long-Term Impacts on Disabled Children and Students
The Trump administration unlawful layoffs during the federal shutdown, in coordination with its policy changes and budget cuts, are intended to lead to closure of the Department of Education, leaving ...
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November 4, 2025 at 9:45 PM
The Trump admin's unlawful layoffs during the federal shutdown, in coordination with policy changes & budget cuts, are intended to lead to closure of the Dept. of Education—leaving disabled students with fewer services and protections.
New from me & @seemiaroll.bsky.social:
New from me & @seemiaroll.bsky.social:
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"At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated."
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
"At one steel industry plant near Pittsburgh, a potent carcinogen was found at levels more than 30 times higher than estimated."
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
If you read to the end you'll find an asthmatic cat photo 😭
My latest, 📸 by Annie Flanagan. Shocking pics that look like pre-EPA days
www.propublica.org/article/epa-...
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Dodgers' Kiké Hernández is right—no one should be terrorized in their community.
October 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Dodgers' Kiké Hernández is right—no one should be terrorized in their community.
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Is this another nail in the Voting Rights Act's coffin? Devon Ombres explains how states with a long history of voting discrimination could begin discriminating again—this time, unchecked.
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Is this another nail in the Voting Rights Act's coffin? Devon Ombres explains how states with a long history of voting discrimination could begin discriminating again—this time, unchecked.
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🔊🔊🔊 New report from @fellowwhopoints.bsky.social reveals how private-equity’s short-term focus on profit is reshaping U.S. health care, contributing to less competition, higher costs, and compromised care.
5 Consequences of Private Equity’s Expansion in Health Care Services
The rapid rise of private equity’s influence over health care providers such as hospitals, nursing homes, and physicians’ practices threatens competition, affordability, patient safety, and worker wel...
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October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
🔊🔊🔊 New report from @fellowwhopoints.bsky.social reveals how private-equity’s short-term focus on profit is reshaping U.S. health care, contributing to less competition, higher costs, and compromised care.
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I'm excited to share 2 new reports from @americanprogress.bsky.social examining how private equity’s profit-driven model is reshaping U.S. health care—at the expense of patients and communities. Read more ⬇️
October 30, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I'm excited to share 2 new reports from @americanprogress.bsky.social examining how private equity’s profit-driven model is reshaping U.S. health care—at the expense of patients and communities. Read more ⬇️
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Trump promised not to touch Social Security, but he's breaking his promise—and hurting millions of people in the process.
October 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Trump promised not to touch Social Security, but he's breaking his promise—and hurting millions of people in the process.
NEW: A study of 2.2 million children identified a link between autism risk and prenatal exposure to air pollution from fertilizers and burning fossil fuels, adding to other evidence showing relationships between pollution and autism risk. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
Autism Study Identifies Air Pollution Link
Other factors may be in play, however
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October 28, 2025 at 3:58 PM
NEW: A study of 2.2 million children identified a link between autism risk and prenatal exposure to air pollution from fertilizers and burning fossil fuels, adding to other evidence showing relationships between pollution and autism risk. www.medpagetoday.com/neurology/au...
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The Trump administration slashed the Department of Education's workforce by nearly 50%—this is a direct attack on 50 million students. @pbshoemaker.bsky.social breaks down the numbers behind these cuts:
October 28, 2025 at 2:31 PM
The Trump administration slashed the Department of Education's workforce by nearly 50%—this is a direct attack on 50 million students. @pbshoemaker.bsky.social breaks down the numbers behind these cuts:
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President Trump and his family have taken home over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since Election Day. See the live tracker at TrumpsTakeCounter.org
October 27, 2025 at 9:42 PM
President Trump and his family have taken home over $1.8 billion in cash and gifts since Election Day. See the live tracker at TrumpsTakeCounter.org
⚠️ Electric bills are climbing—again! New analysis from @amprogg.bsky.social and @nrdc.org finds that 200+ gas and electric utilities across 49 states + DC are jacking up or proposing higher rates, some of which are already in effect. www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
This updated utility rate tracker shows rate increases or proposals set to go into effect over the next two years that, coupled with Trump administration actions, could mean that households and busine...
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October 27, 2025 at 4:21 PM
⚠️ Electric bills are climbing—again! New analysis from @amprogg.bsky.social and @nrdc.org finds that 200+ gas and electric utilities across 49 states + DC are jacking up or proposing higher rates, some of which are already in effect. www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
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NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social and @nrdc.org --> 65% of all U.S. electric and 59% of all U.S. natural gas utility costumers face increased or proposals for increased utility rates by 2027. Find out some reasons why in our new report: www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
Residents of 49 States and Washington, D.C., Face Increasing Electric and Natural Gas Bills
This updated utility rate tracker shows rate increases or proposals set to go into effect over the next two years that, coupled with Trump administration actions, could mean that households and busine...
www.americanprogress.org
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
NEW from @americanprogress.bsky.social and @nrdc.org --> 65% of all U.S. electric and 59% of all U.S. natural gas utility costumers face increased or proposals for increased utility rates by 2027. Find out some reasons why in our new report: www.americanprogress.org/article/resi...
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“Letitia James would be among the many Black women that support their families.” Thanks @nytimes.com for covering @kennedyandara.bsky.social Bela Salas-Betsch & my research @americanprogress.bsky.social in this story about the experiences of Black breadwinning women. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...
In Letitia James Case, Some Black Women See Their Own Family Sacrifices
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October 26, 2025 at 7:06 PM
“Letitia James would be among the many Black women that support their families.” Thanks @nytimes.com for covering @kennedyandara.bsky.social Bela Salas-Betsch & my research @americanprogress.bsky.social in this story about the experiences of Black breadwinning women. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/n...
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Trump has burned the strategic partnership bridge between the U.S. and India—and it's a mistake that may go down as the administration's worst foreign policy misstep.
October 24, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Trump has burned the strategic partnership bridge between the U.S. and India—and it's a mistake that may go down as the administration's worst foreign policy misstep.