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Statement
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June 3, 2026
D.C. Court Blocks Military Readiness Policies
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement in response to news that a D.C. federal court of appeals has blocked key portions of the Trump administration’s policy regarding transgender individuals and military service.
Expert Insights
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May 22, 2026
Hardening the People’s House: The National Security Case for White House Modernization
On September 11, 2001, as the United States faced the worst terrorist attack in its history, Vice President Dick Cheney sat in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC), the underground command post beneath the White House East Wing from which the President, senior military officials, and cabinet members would manage the national emergency that day.
Issue Brief
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May 13, 2026
Strait-Forward: A Security Architecture for the Persian Gulf
The Strait of Hormuz has received widespread attention during Operation Epic Fury, the accompanying negotiations, and the ongoing U.S. economic pressure campaign, Economic Fury, that followed. While the security of the Strait of Hormuz (hereinafter “the Strait”) was not the principal objective of Operation Epic Fury, the operation’s degradation of Iran’s military capabilities can have the ancillary effect of ensuring the long-term stability of the Strait.
Statement
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April 17, 2026
AFPI Celebrates Supreme Court Victory Affecting American Energy Producers & National Security
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) applauds the Supreme Court’s decision today in Chevron v. Plaquemines Parish, a case that addresses whether state and local governments can weaponize lawsuits against private companies to hold them liable for past activities which were indispensable to the execution of federal contracts.
Podcast
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April 9, 2026
Sweden Warns: Europe Must Step Up Or Lose Everything with Robert Wilkie and Pal Jonson
Former Secretary of Veterans Affairs Robert Wilkie talks with Swedish Defense Minister Pål Jonson about how Sweden moved from being a non-aligned country to becoming one of NATO’s most active and important members.
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The Honorable Chad Wolf
Chair, Homeland Security & Immigration
Matthew Burtell
Senior Policy Analyst, AI and Emerging Technology
The Honorable Fred Fleitz
Vice Chair, American Security
Royce Hood
Senior Policy Analyst
John R. Thomas, Jr.
Senior Fellow, American Security
The Honorable Robert Wilkie
Chair, American Security
Benjamin Woolsey
Policy Analyst, American Security
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America First Interview: Strength, Sovereignty & Global Strategy
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