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August 18, 2025

After Years of Neglect, Southern California Is Finally Secure from Border Threats

After four years of chaos, President Trump’s border policies are finally generating relief at the Southwest border. In the entire month of June, Border Patrol's San Diego Sector encountered 895 aliens attempting to cross the border illegally. Compare this to June 2024, when Border Patrol encountered 25,612 illegal aliens in the San Diego Sector. This represents a historic 97 percent decrease in just one year.
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August 14, 2025

AFPI Calls on Washington State to End Dangerous Inmate Policy After Assault at Women’s Prison

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has called on the Washington State Department of Corrections to immediately revoke its Transgender Inmate Policy following a violent assault of a female inmate by a male housed at the Washington Corrections Center for Women (WCCW).
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August 13, 2025

AFPI Applauds EPA Guidance That Helps Keep Trucks and Tractors Working—and America Moving

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today welcomed the Environmental Protection Agency’s new Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) guidance, developed in partnership with industry leaders and workers, to help prevent sudden shutdowns, give drivers and farmers time to fix issues, and keep freight and farm work running on schedule, while continuing to protect air quality.

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| August 18, 2025

Interview with Kristen Ziccarelli and what to learn from Trump about mass anti-immigration measures
Fact Sheet | August 18, 2025

Constitutionality of Eliminating Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Mandates

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended eliminating nonmedical exemptions from school vaccine mandates. It explicitly urges state and local governments to target religious exemptions, claiming—without basis—that no ”major world religious traditions” oppose vaccination, and characterizes those who do as fringe “small communities.”

Commentary | August 16, 2025

AFPI supports repealing Clean Power Plan 2.0

On June 17, 2025, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator issued a proposed rule to repeal all greenhouse gas emissions standards for fossil fuel–fired electric generating units under Clean Air Act Section 111 (Docket ID EPA‑HQ‑OAR‑2025‑0124).
| August 15, 2025

Jenn Pellegrino Warns of Growing D.C. Homelessness Crisis
Op-Ed | August 15, 2025

The Trump-Putin Alaska Summit Is About More Than the Ukraine War

| August 14, 2025

Watch: Chad Wolf Backs Stronger Crime Crackdown in D.C.

| August 14, 2025

Robert Wilkie: Trump Pushes for Ceasefire in Friday Meeting
| August 14, 2025

Jenn Pellegrino Praises Trump’s Day 3 Actions to Restore Safety and Revitalize D.C.

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