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New Crime Data Confirms America First Policies Make Communities Safer
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement in response to new crime data that shows violent crime continued to decline during the first half of 2026. Compared to the first half of 2025, homicides fell 18%, [AGF2.1]robberies dropped 17%, carjackings declined 47%, gun assaults decreased 6%, and residential burglaries fell 13%.
AFPI Releases New Report on the White House
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released a new expert insight, “Hardening the People’s House: The National Security Case for White House Modernization.”
DOJ Sends Clear Message to Fraudsters: Americans Are Not Your Piggybank
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement from Brett Tolman, Chair for Law and Justice, in response to news that the U.S. Department of Justice has charged 15 individuals over more than $90 million in fraud in Minnesota.
DOJ Takes on D.C. in 2A Rights Case
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following statements from Knox Williams, senior fellow for American Justice and Leigh Ann O’Neill, chief legal affairs officer, in response to the Department of Justice’s (DOJ) recently filed lawsuit against the District of Columbia’s attempted “assault rifle” and suppressor ban.
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.