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Expert Insights | August 6, 2026

The Great American Recovery: The 2026 National Drug Control Strategy’s Historic Reignition of Faith in Our Communities

Over 1.2 million Americans have died from drug overdoses since 1999, a loss felt in nearly every family and community across the nation. As part of the Trump Administration’s ongoing efforts to end this devastation unleashed by illicit drugs, this May, Drug Czar Sara Carter published the National Drug Control Strategy for 2026. This Strategy outlines a whole-of-government approach to confronting addiction and the ongoing drug crisis. It is built on two equally important fronts: a campaign to disrupt the illicit drug supply, paired with a comprehensive public health effort to reduce demand and consumption.

Fact Sheet | August 5, 2026

New Mexico: The Great American Comeback

New Mexico’s economy has never been bigger—and Washington just delivered the largest federal tax relief for working families in a generation, the Working Families Tax Cuts (WFTC), enacted as the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) and signed July 4, 2025. Because New Mexico’s incomes and tax bills run below the national average, the new relief stretches further here than in most states.

Op-Ed | August 5, 2026

New York’s Radical Playbook for Stopping Mass Deportation

Op-Ed | August 3, 2026

Protecting Children Should Be Supported by All; Sadly, It Is Not

In November 2025, the Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched the Unaccompanied Alien Children Safety Verification Initiative in partnership with state and local law enforcement.

Fact Sheet | August 3, 2026

LOUISIANA: THE GREAT AMERICAN COMEBACK

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