On March 20, Donald Trump signed an Executive Order directing the Secretary of Education to begin dismantling the Department of Education
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The National Education Association Shares Guidance as Immigration Changes Create Uncertainty

Learn how educators can prepare amid threats of mass deportation and policy rollbacks.
SNAP Challenge for One: How much do the cutters want to take out of this food basket?

I took a mini-version of the SNAP Challenge – to see what I could buy for the approximately $6 for one day that SNAP now provides for one person.
Congress Passes FY 2025 Spending Package While Administration Attacks Human Needs

Instead of bipartisan legislation prioritizing investments in human needs, the Republican-led Congress rubber stamped the Trump’s cuts. These large scale cuts are their own form of a government shutdown and will take decades to recover from.
Turning IRS Agents to Deportation Will Reduce Public Revenues

The Trump Administration’s plan to turn IRS agents into deportation agents will result in lower tax collections in addition to the harm done to the families and communities directly affected by deportations.
We Need Medicaid More Than Billionaires Need Tax Cuts

Republicans in Congress want to gut Medicaid, denying life-saving health care for regular families to cut taxes for billionaires.
CHN Joins Civil Rights and Health Equity Groups to Release Report Showing that Extreme Medicaid Cuts in the House-passed Budget Will Harm Millions of People

When people go without health care and go without nutritious food because they do not receive Medicaid or SNAP, their health and life chances suffer.
CHN Urges the Senate to Reject Partisan Continuing Resolution that Cuts Funding for Human Needs

CHN strongly urge the Senate to vote NO on the Continuing Resolution that flat-fund and cuts important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
End of Census Advisory Committees Will Make Counting Kids Harder

The termination of Census Bureau advisory committees risks losing valuable expert and public input, which has historically improved data accuracy and informed critical decisions like redistricting and funding allocation. CHN is deeply troubled by the termination of these committees.
House Republicans Release Year-Long Stopgap Funding Bill Underfunding HUD’s Vital Programs – Take Action!

House Speaker Johnson released on March 7 a long-term continuing resolution (CR) that would would cut $13 billion in domestic spending from the previous fiscal year, while also proposing funding adjustments for some federal programs.
CHN Urges the House of Representatives to Reject Partisan Continuing Resolution that Cuts Funding for Human Needs

CHN strongly urge members of Congress to vote NO on the Continuing Resolution that flat-funds and cuts important programs at a time of our people’s increasing needs.
Disappearing Data: Why We Must Stop Trump’s Attempts to Erase Our Communities

Recently, we have seen a strategic effort by the Trump administration to remove datasets and resources that document economic, social, and health disparities faced by millions of people.