AFPI Amicus Brief: “Seal Team Six” Question is ludicrous and moot!

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), in partnership with co-counsel Schaerr Jaffe LLP, filed an Amicus Brief with the United States Supreme Court in support of former President Donald Trump’s presidential immunity case. AFPI is filing the brief on behalf of three former high-ranking military leaders,…

Myths vs. Facts: School Choice in Tennessee

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Debunking myths: school choice expansion in Tenessee Myth: Education Savings Accounts (ESAs) are entitlement programs. Fact: ESAs are not government assistance. They are government-authorized savings accounts controlled by parents for the purpose of investing in their children’s education. The accounts allow parents to withdraw their children from public schools and…

Past As Prologue: More Than 20 Years Later, California Faces Another Man-Made Electricity Crisis

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Introduction Californians can be forgiven for experiencing dejà vu during the “flex alerts”[1] issued in the hottest days of summer 2022. Indeed, the electricity shortages and the specter of blackouts California faced in 2022 bear a striking resemblance to the California energy crisis experienced in the wake of partial energy…

AFPI and State Workforce Development Leaders Submit Public Comment on Proposed Apprenticeship Rule

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AFPI Announces Continued Expansion in the States

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Washington, DC – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) announced plans to expand its state policy team after the launch of America First chapters in five states (Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, and Pennsylvania). This expansion will include the addition of a Chief State Affairs Officer to the AFPI Senior…

Foreigners should not be able to influence Ohio elections. Bill would kick them out.

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This op-ed first appeared on The Columbus Dispatch on March 15th, 2024.Ohioans deserve elections that are free of foreign influence. But right now, foreign nationals like billionaire activist Hansjörg Wyss are exploiting a tangled web of liberal special interest groups to funnel vast sums into elections all over America. Armed…

AFPI Condemns Senator Chuck Schumer’s Criticism of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu

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On Thursday, in comments on the Senate floor, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer criticized Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, accusing him of being an obstacle to peace and calling for new elections. This statement followed an unprecedented finding in the U.S. Intelligence Community’s 2024 annual worldwide threat report, released on…

My Visit to Israel

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Introduction In partnership with the Abraham Accords Peace Institute, I led a delegation to Israel with Vice-Chair of the AFPI Center for American Security Fred Fleitz and Senior Policy Analyst Gloria McDonald to learn about the current state of the Israel-Hamas conflict and assess what an effective America First policy…

Obvious Conflict of Interest Ignored in Fani Willis Decision

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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the America First Policy Institute (AFPI) issued the following statement from Pam Bondi, former Florida Attorney General and Chair of the Center for Litigation at the America First Policy Institute, following the failure of Georgia to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from her sham…

Federal Accountability Measures are Failing California Students

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Accountability In America’s Public Schools: California WHAT IS ACCOUNTABILITY IN K-12 EDUCATION? The U.S. Department of Education mandates accountability models to ensure that states meet the requirements of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), a federal law that exists to hold schools accountable for student performance. Each state develops its…