Safety and cost are essential for parents considering a car purchase for newly minted teen drivers. In partnership with the IIHS, we’ve compiled a list of safe, reliable used cars and SUVs well-suited for teens. See the complete list here: consumerreports.org/cars/teen-driv…

What ordinarily would have been a quiet and wonky procedural hearing of the CPSC got heated yesterday, as the Democratic & Republican commissioners traded accusations and debated their agency's very right to exist. consumerreports.org/product-safety…

"Everybody should care about this. This is especially serious for parents bc the Consumer Product Safety Commission, whether you know it or not, plays an enormous role in keeping kids safe," said William Wallace, CR’s director of safety advocacy in USA TODAY. usatoday.com/story/money/20…

Did you know a CPSC product warning isn’t less serious just because it’s not a recall? May the 4th be with you & keep those littles sleeping safely❤️ #safesleep #safeinfantsleep

NEW: The White House removed NTSB vice chair Alvin Brown on Monday, sources told Reuters

This is alarming. The NTSB is vital to public safety and a member may be removed only for "inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in office." If the president can fire members arbitrarily, that puts the independence of NTSB investigations & recommendations at severe risk.

Starting this week, all infant support cushions manufactured after May 5, 2025, must meet a new federal standard enforced by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/…

We are proud to join NCLC, Consumer Reports & 156 other #ProductSafety advocates in sending a letter to Russell Vought expressing our strong opposition to any attempt to eliminate, defund, or weaken the #CPSC consumerfed.org/press_release/…

"Consumer Reports today condemned the illegal firing of agency leaders at the independent Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), as announced by the Commissioners themselves. The three leaders—CPSC Commissioners Alex Hoehn-Saric, Rich Trumka, Jr., and Mary Boyle—have a proven

New from me at @consumerreports: Product Safety Agency in Jeopardy After White House Abruptly Fires Its Democratic Leaders consumerreports.org/product-safety…

I'm continuing to report on the firings of Democratic leaders and other ongoing staff cuts at the US Consumer Product Safety Commission. I can be reached securely via [email protected] or on Signal at @Lkirchner.44.

CR condemns the unlawful removal of US Consumer Product Safety Commission leaders. It demolishes the agency’s role as an independent, bipartisan, data-driven safety watchdog. Consumers will be at greater risk from unsafe products if the move is not reversed. advocacy.consumerreports.org/press_release/…

"This is an appalling and lawless attack on the independence of our country’s product safety watchdog. Anyone who cares about keeping their family safe should oppose this move and demand that it be reversed." Consumer Reports Advocacy via The Hill thehill.com/homenews/admin…

The CPSC was created by Congress and answers to Congress. Congress answers to YOU! Call your Senators and Representative today and tell them we need the CPSC to remain an independent, bipartisan agency. The safety of products in your home and your child's life depend on it.

Our Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is in danger! The White House is floating a plan to eliminate the CPSC, an agency that finds hazardous or poorly designed products to warn consumers, get them off the market, and push for safer products. act.consumerreports.org/lNk23B8?EXTKEY…

Who knew* I had 5k words in me about: -The hallucinatory pain of new-parent sleep-deprivation -Weirdo slop product listings -Contradictory ChatGPT advice -Fuzzy accountability in IG & TikTok shopping -Funding cuts to public health *(Consumer Reports did) consumerreports.org/babies-kids/ch…