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This week at CBPP, we focused on the federal budget, federal taxes, poverty and inequality, the economy, and health.

On the federal budget, Brendan Duke, Richard Kogan, Sonali Master, Sam Berger, and David Reich explained how federal appropriations for 2026 must protect against further partisan cuts and illegal withholding of funds. Devin O’Connor and Joe Carlile faulted the Trump Administration for abusing spending safeguards to advance its agenda, and illegally hiding its actions.
On federal taxes, Brendan Duke noted how the recently enacted Republican megabill finances its tax cuts for millionaires by taking health insurance from 4.7 million people.
On poverty and inequality, Arloc Sherman, Gideon Lukens, and Joseph Llobrera explained that to understand next week’s 2024 Census data, we should keep the bigger story about the government’s impact on poverty and health coverage in mind.
On the economy, Gbenga Ajilore explained in a new video that the August jobs report shows signs of weakness in the economy and noted that Black women have been hit hardest by federal workforce cuts.
On health, Nicole Rapfogel noted that a federal court temporarily stopped seven provisions in the 2025 marketplace rule from taking effect.

The Center was active on social media this week. Here are some of our posts:

Katie Bergh posted a thread to X and Bluesky on new USDA guidance released Friday, outlining how states must implement the Republican megabill’s SNAP cuts, including changes to the treatment of certain energy assistance payments.
Samantha Jacoby posted a thread to X on why House Republicans’ claims about IRS over-auditing pass-through businesses are misleading, and why low audit rates on these entities contribute to the tax gap.
Gbenga Ajilore posted a thread to X and Bluesky on the latest jobs data with key trends, insights, and what it means for workers and the economy.

A variety of news outlets featured CBPP’s work and experts recently. Here are some of the highlights:

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