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The Fight of Their Lives

This week, America watched news break about yet another mass shooting that tragically claimed five lives, this time in Milwaukee. Gun violence has become so commonplace in the United States that even mass shootings—let alone the daily terror of gun violence that so many Americans experience—don't arrest the American public the way they once did.

Nearly 40,000 Americans die and more than 100,000 are injured by gun violence every year.
With numbers that large, it's easy to lose sight of the individual stories of those directly affected by this public health epidemic. CAP released a series of short videos highlighting the stories of individuals whose families have been devastated by gun violence to celebrate their strength and resilience in turning their grief into action.

It has been one year since the U.S. House of Representatives passed two crucial gun violence prevention bills that the U.S. Senate still refuses to even bring to the floor for a vote. While these survivors fight in honor or memory of loved ones lost, they do so because of the inaction of too many elected leaders as well.

Hear from the survivors about why they've dedicated their lives to ending gun violence »

In the Spotlight

What the U.S. Must Do To Contain the Coronavirus

A sea of reporters' hands are raised during President Donald Trump's press conference on COVID-19

The news on coronavirus outbreak can be a bit difficult to follow. While health officials warn that coronavirus, known as COVID-19, will "almost certainly" spread in the United States, Trump administration officials have sought to downplay the risk, and President Donald Trump even went so far as to directly contradict the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, claiming that the coronavirus threat to the United States "remains very low."

Tune in to CAP's livestreamed event next Friday, March 6, to hear from experts on how the United States and the world should be preparing to fight a potentially devastating outbreak. Panelists—including Ron Klain, former United State Ebola response coordinator; Lisa Monaco, former homeland security adviser to President Barack Obama; and Dr. Jennifer Nuzzo, Dr.P.H., S.M., associate professor of public health at Johns Hopkins University—will share their experience and insights on how to manage an effective governmentwide response, including how the federal government should prioritize and integrate its response efforts with state and local governments, private industry, and international governments, as well as how to communicate information to the American people.

Add to your calendar to tune in Friday »

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To view CDC best practices for avoiding person-to-person transmission of coronavirus, please click here.

Major Stories This Week

On the Black-White Unemployment Gap

Unsurprisingly, this country's history of structural racism has created significant gaps in labor markets between African Americans and white people. But how do we narrow these unemployment gaps?

Blood pressure being measured on a patient

Gerrymandering and Medicare

Even though Medicaid enjoys strong public support, many states are denying residents expanded access to the program because of partisan gerrymandering.

A neighborhood in Braddock, Pennsylvania

Testing the Legitimacy of the Judiciary

In the coming months, the Supreme Court's expected landmark rulings will define not only the rights of individuals across the country but also the role of the judiciary in American democracy. This year will likely demonstrate how committed the chief justice actually is to maintaining that legitimacy.

n instructor works with trainees at the Bath Iron Works training facility

4 Ways To Improve Economic Development Subsidies

This report lays out four areas of reform that lawmakers should advance in order to promote economic development that better serves working Americans and represents good stewardship of taxpayer dollars.

CAP in the News

Just Security
Congress Speaks: Trump Currently Has No Authority to Launch War with Iran, op-ed by CAP's Kate Martin

The Hill
No conflict between true religious liberty and LGBTQ rights, op-ed by CAP's Guthrie Graves-Fitzsimmons

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