Op-Ed
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June 16, 2026
The Civil Rights Standard Turning Race-Based Employment On Its Head.
What began as a tool to combat intentional discrimination now enables race-based liability against employers.
Statement
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June 16, 2026
AFPI Commends New Education Department Partnerships to Protect Students & Return Education to the States
Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Erika Donalds, Chair of Education Opportunity, on the U.S. Department of Education's announcement of new partnerships with the U.S. Department of Justice and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Statement
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June 16, 2026
America First Leadership Crushes Screwworm Threat Despite Mexico’s Obstruction and Open Borders
The America First Policy Institute applauds the Trump Administration’s decisive action, led by Secretary Brooke Rollins and Texas officials, in rapidly containing and attacking the New World Screwworm (NWS) outbreak in Texas.
Statement
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June 16, 2026
Former Acting DHS Secretary Chad F. Wolf Commends Charges Against Minneapolis Antifa Members
Following the announcement by the U.S. Attorney for the District of Minnesota and Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) of charges against multiple defendants for a conspiracy to impede or injure federal officers, AFPI's Chair of Homeland Security & Immigration and former acting Secretary of Homeland Security Chad F. Wolf, released the following statement.
Statement
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June 16, 2026
AFPI–NM: LFC Report Shows State’s SNAP Failures Could Cost Taxpayers Up to $173 Million a Year
The America First Policy Institute's (AFPI) New Mexico state chapter released the following statement from New Mexico Executive Director Vincent Torres after the Legislative Finance Committee released its program evaluation on the state's administration of the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP):
Fact Sheet
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June 16, 2026
Updated Dietary Guidelines For Americans
No new spending - just better results. These updates focus on maximizing nutritional outcomes from existing taxpayer investments, delivering stronger health impact per dollar spent.
Fact Sheet
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June 16, 2026
Foster Care in America: The Case for Fostering the Future Accounts
On June 11, 2026, First Lady Melania Trump and Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent launched Fostering the Future Accounts, the first dedicated savings and investment vehicle for children in foster care.
Issue Brief
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June 16, 2026
The Department of Labor is Combatting H-1b Abuse, Illegal Labor at Record Levels
The Department of Labor (DOL)’s mission is to “foster, promote, and develop the welfare of the wage earners, job seekers, and retirees of the United States” (U.S. Department of Labor, n.d.). In the first year of the second Trump Administration, DOL has returned to this core mission as it increases its efforts to penalize employers who utilize illegal alien labor, exploit guest workers, undermine the American worker, and subsequently create a critical incentive for illegal immigration.
Issue Brief
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June 16, 2026
Eat Real Food: How the Dietary Guidelines Help Make Americans Healthy
On January 7, 2026, Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins and Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., released the Dietary Guidelines for Americans 2025-2030 (DGAs) along with the Scientific Foundation for the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, a companion document detailing the underlying nutrition science (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2026). The DGAs were lauded as the most significant reset of federal nutrition policy in decades, prioritizing high-quality protein, healthy fats, fruits, vegetables, and whole grains.