Statement
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June 25, 2026
AFPI Celebrates Supreme Court Victories for Secure Border Enforcement and Second Amendment Rights
News Release
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June 25, 2026
AFPI Launches the National Adoption Project
Commentary
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June 25, 2026
Protecting Students, Not Bureaucrats
Before President Trump took office, the conventional wisdom amongst policy wonks was that his promise to dismantle the Department was hollow, that there was nothing that could be done without 60 votes in the Senate. But through the thoughtful and creative use of inter-agency agreements, Secretary McMahon has shifted the administration of most statutorily mandated functions to agencies better equipped to handle them.
Statement
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June 25, 2026
AFPI Statement in Support of the FCC’s E-Rate NPRM
Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Alexandra Caro Campana, executive vice president & chief operating officer, and Joel Thayer, senior fellow of AI & Emerging Technology in response to the Federal Communications Commission’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, Ensuring Children’s Safe Use of Screens and E-Rate-Funded Services.
Public Comment
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June 25, 2026
Comment on Proposed Rule Amending the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service
Please see the comments below from the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) regarding the proposed rule amending the Mailing Standards of the United States Postal Service, Domestic Mail Manual (DMM), regarding the transmission of mail-in or absentee ballots for federal elections through the mail. This proposed rule, if enacted, would partially implement Executive Order 14399, Ensuring Citizenship Verification and Integrity in Federal Elections.
Op-Ed
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June 24, 2026
Congress Should Follow the Administration’s Lead on Lowering Energy Prices
Recent action by the Trump administration has made historic strides to free up energy production, reduce burdensome regulations, and repeal harmful and unnecessary rules. In particular, EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin and Energy Secretary Chris Wright have made significant progress in reducing the regulatory pressure on energy production. From the EPA’s “biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history” to the notable reduction of “47 burdensome and costly regulations” by the DOE, the administration has effectively moved the country from a net-zero to energy dominance focus.
Issue Brief
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June 24, 2026
It’s Your Money: Making Your Health Dollar Work for You, the Patient | Patients First, not last (Pt V)
The patients-first focus of the Great Healthcare Plan started under the first Trump Administration. Patients-first policymakers required hospitals and health plans to publish negotiated rates, out-of-pocket estimates, and other key cost information in both machine-readable and consumer-friendly formats. Patients and their clinicians were given practical tools to compare options before care is delivered, not after the bill arrives.