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January 24, 2026

The Trump Administration One Year Later: The Results Hispanic Voters Were Promised—and Are Getting

During the Biden administration, inflation hit working Hispanic families hard, the cost of living spiraled out of control, and concerns about our children’s future grew. Now, one year into the second Trump administration, families are feeling real economic relief and renewed security.
Statement
January 22, 2026

Putting Patients First: New Reforms Give Patients Their Money, Their Prices, and More Options

Washington, D.C.—Today, Hannah Anderson, Director of Healthy America Policy and Senior Director of Policy at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement in response to congressional passage of a government funding package that includes pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reforms: “This legislation takes an important step towards putting patients—not middlemen—in charge of their healthcare dollars and decisions. For too long, patients have been forced to navigate a system where costs are hidden, competition is distorted, and intermediaries profit. Meanwhile, as PBMs operate in the shadows, the patient has no idea how much of a cut middlemen are receiving from their medication, or that another nearby pharmacy may offer a lower-cost option.
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January 22, 2026

AFPI Applauds Protection of Responsible Minnesota Mining

Washington, D.C.—Jason Hayes, Director of Energy and Environment, and Ted Ellis, Campaign Director, Power America and Deputy Director of Energy and Environment, America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement: “AFPI applauds the actions taken by the Minnesota House to halt an arbitrary and harmful Biden Administration ban on mining in Minnesota.

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Fact Sheet | January 26, 2026

The Arizona Secure Elections Act

SECURE ELECTIONS ARE CRITICALLY NECESSARY FOR A FUNCTIONING ARIZONA The Arizona Secure Elections Act (SCR 1001/HCR 2001) proposes a state constitutional amendment that, if approved by Arizona voters, would strengthen election eligibility, ballot security, and timely results by establishing the following...
Op-Ed | January 23, 2026

Trump Owned Davos

European leaders worked themselves up into full-blown hysteria before President Trump spoke to the World Economic Forum this week with wild claims that Trump planned a U.S. invasion of Greenland that would destroy the NATO alliance and the rules-based international order.
Issue Brief | January 23, 2026

The Axis Across the Atlantic: Iran’s Influence in the Western Hemisphere

Appearing on CBS News hours after the extradition of Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro, Secretary of State Marco Rubio explained that one of the goals of Operation Absolute Resolve is to make sure that “[in] the 21st century, under the Trump administration, we are not going to have a country like Venezuela in our own hemisphere, in the sphere of control and the crossroads for Hezbollah, for Iran and for every other malign influence in the world. That's just not gonna exist” (Weinthal, 2026).
Commentary | January 23, 2026

The American Dream Begins with Life
Statement | January 23, 2026

AFPI Celebrates the End of Human Fetal Tissue in Taxpayer-Funded Research

AFPI applauds the NIH for ending the use of human fetal tissue in taxpayer funded, NIH supported research. Instead, the Trump Administration is advancing innovative technologies to conduct more effective bio medical testing without the cost to unborn life. This decision marks a turning point for gold-standard science in the United States.
Commentary | January 23, 2026

Trump Takes America First to Davos

Why the president’s appearance exposed the fault line between national power and elite globalism.
Issue Brief | January 22, 2026

Federal Education Tax Credit: Policy Roadmap for States

The federal scholarship tax credit—also known as the federal education freedom tax credit—created in the Working Families Tax Cut Act (WFTCA) gives states a tremendous opportunity to expand educational freedom (H.R. 1, 2025). The law allows taxpayers to claim up to $1,700 in dollar-for-dollar federal tax credits for contributions to nonprofit Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs).

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