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President Trump’s AI Leadership is winning support, allies, and maybe the Nobel Peace Prize
This week, President Trump took major steps toward agreements with China on artificial intelligence (AI) guardrails. According to President Trump, he and President Xi Jinping “talked about possibly working together for guardrails” on AI, including in biological, nuclear, cyber, and other areas.
AFPI Continues to Stand for Virginians’ Second Amendment Rights
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following statement from Knox Williams, AFPI Senior Fellow for American Justice, in response to a new Virginia anti-gun rights law that bans purchasing of AR-15s and standard capacity magazines, even by law-abiding citizens.
The Energy Build-Out Is Happening. Here’s Proof.
Americans voted for energy abundance, and the door Washington spent years holding shut is finally open. Families want lower bills, workers want good jobs, and communities want a real chance to grow again. After years of being told no, the country is walking through that door fast.
Trusting the market on AI isn’t conservative. It’s dangerous
Promises Made, Promises Kept: Lowering Drug Costs for All Americans
In one year, the Trump Administration has delivered something that many administrations have promised but have not been able to deliver: lowering the cost of prescription drugs, so much so that even the Consumer Price Index has reflected it.
Liberation Day 2.0: Rebuilding the Tariff Agenda Without IEEPA
On February 20th, 2026, the Supreme Court of the United States invalidated tariffs issued under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by President Trump, in the landmark case, Learning Resources, Inc. v. Trump (2026) (hereinafter Learning Resources). In a 6-3 decision written by Chief Justice Roberts, the court held that IEEPA did not authorize the tariffs in question, dismissing the Trump Administration’s argument that the language to “regulate importation” encompassed tariffs.
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