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Statement | April 16, 2026

AFPI Responds to the House Passage of the FENCES Act

Statement | April 16, 2026

Education Freedom Expands in Tennessee

Today, Erika Donalds, chair of Education Opportunity at the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), issued the following statement on the passage of Tennessee Senate Bill 2247 and House Bill 2532 which nearly doubles the number of Education Freedom Scholarships available to families across the state.

Issue Brief | April 16, 2026

China’s Campaign to Steal and Sabotage American AI

The United States holds a slight lead over China in artificial intelligence (AI) development. Chinese developers have avoided falling irrecoverably behind by implementing a campaign to steal, subvert, and sabotage American AI development.

Fact Sheet | April 16, 2026

Hand-Marked Paper Ballots vs. QR Codes: Implications for Election Security

Unlike hand-marked paper ballots (HMPBs), which are read and tabulated based on human-readable marks that voters, auditors, and election officials can all visibly verify, QR-code based ballot-marking devices (BMDs) create uncertainty between what a voter can see and what the machine actually counts. When comparing HMPBs and BMDs, there are significant differences in security standards, auditability, cost, administrative burden, and voter experience.

Commentary | April 15, 2026

President Trump is Lowering Drug Costs for Patients

As reported in the Consumer Price Index (CPI) released Friday, prescription drug prices marked their first drop in a year—only one month after the creation of TrumpRx. The index for prescription drugs dropped 1.5% from February 2026 to March 2026, pushing down overall medical care by 0.2% over that same window. This is great news for patients who are looking to save money on health care costs.

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