Energy

Ambassador Carla Sands Supports Senate Joint Resolution 50

Early America First Wins to Expect in Congress

Voters spoke loud and clear last year, overwhelmingly rejecting the radical policy ideas of the last four years under President Biden that outsourced jobs to China, increased taxes on middle-class families, gave tax breaks and incentives to special interest groups and the wealthiest one percent, and ultimately eroded affordability for families across America.

AFPI Applauds the Department of the Interior’s Halt of the Empire Wind Offshore Wind Project

The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) recently partnered with the Independent Women’s Forum to submit an amicus brief to the United States Supreme Court in Seafreeze Shoreside et al v. U.S. Department of the Interior, et al. In that brief, AFPI argued that the Biden Administration ignored the Supreme Court’s decision in Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo, 603 U.S. 369, 412 (2024), when approving permits for the Vineyard Wind project off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts. That landmark decision overturned the doctrine of Chevron deference, transferring discretion for many administrative decisions from federal regulators into the purview of Congress or the judiciary. By disregarding Loper Bright, BOEM was able to bypass standard permitting procedures to fast-track offshore wind project approvals.

America First Unfiltered | March 20, 2025

You don’t have to go home, but you can’t stay here. To the soundtrack of a ’90s hit song, the Trump administration unapologetically countered the weak and unenforced do-not-come messaging of years past as murderers, rapists, and violent criminals were sent packing after being welcomed with open arms by the previous administration.

AFPI Salutes President Trump’s Renewal of the American Dream

Washington, D.C. – Leading with a flurry of rapid results and a broad vision for American renewal, President Donald Trump tonight addressed the American People and Congress with a tally of America First wins and his bold vision for the future.