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August 21, 2025

D.C. Area Superintendent Refuses to Comply with Federal Mandates

On August 15, Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) superintendent Dr. Michelle Reid informed parents that FCPS would continue enforcing transgender student policies that the U.S. Department of Education advised are unlawful under Title IX, thereby jeopardizing the district’s access to $160 million in federal education dollars.
Op-Ed
August 21, 2025

The “Big Beautiful Bill’s” Smart Tax Reform Will Grow Wealth in Every Zip Code

Democrats joined together to vote “no” on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, with one senator calling it “bad for our country” and “bad for our families.” But is that an accurate critique?
Op-Ed
August 21, 2025

Colombia’s Lawfare Against Popular Ex-President is a Warning

A judge in Bogota found former Colombian President Alvaro Uribe guilty of bribery and procedural fraud late last month.

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Fact Sheet | August 21, 2025

Prohibiting America’s Adversaries From Owning Sensitive Land

Farm security is national security. Our foreign adversaries, primarily the People’s Republic of China (PRC), own large swaths of agricultural land across our country. Every acre of this land could potentially be used as a platform for surveillance or sabotage. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) regime has openly promised to overtake us as the world’s superpower by all means at its disposal, and has already used American land to undermine our national security.

Expert Insights | August 21, 2025

Congress Must Act to Prevent Sanctuary Jurisdictions from Harboring Criminal Illegal Aliens

To keep the American people safe and preserve our nation’s sovereignty, state and local governments have a powerful role to play in realigning the current incentive structure to deter illegal immigration and empower federal law enforcement. It is a significant piece of the America First Agenda to combat the troubling trend of sanctuary jurisdictions shielding illegal aliens from enforcement and accountability.

Commentary | August 20, 2025

Leaders Urge a Responsible Path Forward on Energy and Regulation

The undersigned stakeholders write in support of Katherine Scarlett’s prompt confirmation to be a member of the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ). We represent conservative thought leaders and former senior White House officials in the first and second Trump Administrations.

Statement | August 18, 2025

AFPI Applauds President Trump’s Commitment to Securing Our Elections

President Trump is right in saying that our elections will NEVER be secure so long as we have widespread use of mail-in ballots. Mail-in voting is a recipe for fraud and chaos. Other nations recognize this, and many abandoned this broken system decades ago. The United States is the greatest nation in the world, and our electoral system should set the global standard for security and transparency.

Fact Sheet | August 18, 2025

Constitutionality of Eliminating Religious Exemptions for Vaccine Mandates

The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has recommended eliminating nonmedical exemptions from school vaccine mandates. It explicitly urges state and local governments to target religious exemptions, claiming—without basis—that no ”major world religious traditions” oppose vaccination, and characterizes those who do as fringe “small communities.”

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