"The veto of House Bill 472 is a step backward for election integrity, because all the bill did was apply Ohio's existing voter ID expectation to ballots cast by mail while also letting voters apply for an absentee ballot online, making it a measure of both security and access."
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) hosted “Adoption is an Option: Building America’s Families” on Thursday, June 25, 2026, a roundtable event that convened advocates, experts, and community leaders to discuss how adoption strengthens American families. The event also marked the launch of the National Adoption Project, a new AFPI initiative focused on increasing adoptions in the United States.
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.
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.
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.
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.