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U.S. and Panama Partner to Strengthen Security in Western Hemisphere
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) today released the following statement from Joshua Treviño, senior fellow for the Western Hemisphere Initiative, in response to the Department of War’s partnership with Panama to protect the Western Hemisphere.
Analysis: Stop Insider Trading Act
There has been overwhelming bipartisan support from the public in favor of the prohibition of stock trading by members of Congress, with 86% of the public supporting legislation that would prohibit them from trading stocks of individual companies.
Tennessee’s Immigration Package: A Model for the States
HB 1704 was enacted on April 21, 2026. The bill establishes two new crimes. First, the bill creates a misdemeanor crime for aliens who: (1) have been “denied admission, excluded, deported, or removed from the United States or has departed the United States while an order of exclusion, deportation, or removal is outstanding,” and (2) intentionally enter the state.
10 Years Ago, I Traded Honesty for a Degree
It was the morning after President Trump’s surprise victory in the 2016 election. Just before 8:00 a.m., I walked into the Brewster Building at East Carolina University to make copies for an exam I would be proctoring later that day. I was in my second year of graduate studies in American history, and after the previous night’s dramatic election results, I was curious to see how the campus was taking the news.
She Didn’t ‘Give Up’ Her Child. She Made a Plan for Their Life.
A Second Chance for American Health—and American Farmers
For 75 years, America slowly engineered whole foods out of its diet. Under the Trump Administration, it started engineering it back in.
AFPI Condemns Media Censorship and Deep State Secrecy, Applauds President Trump’s Swift Action to Protect the Republic and Restore Election Integrity
Tonight, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) released the following statement.
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