Policy Corner

For now, the likelihood that President Trump will give Congress a budget request on time and before the State of the Union is encouraging. Perhaps it’s even a sign that the federal government is turning the corner on dysfunction, just in time for America to celebrate its 250th birthday.

Today, the Trump Administration announced that the Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) took a key step in achieving landmark permitting reforms by finalizing an Interim Final Rule (IFR) rescinding CEQ’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) implementing regulations.

This week, the U.S. House of Representatives will vote on a Democratic bill that would massively expand Obamacare. They claim it’s vital to making health care more affordable. But the opposite is true.

Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation filed a comment on the EPA’s and Army Corps of Engineers’ proposal to update regulations defining “waters of the United States”—which set forth the agencies’ understanding of their jurisdiction under the Clean Water Act (CWA).

Housing affordability continues to be a top issue nationwide, and AFP looks forward to advancing free market solutions across the country to the housing crisis in 2026.

The full report details how states select judges and analyzes the best method for doing so.

Austen Bannan joins David Osborne and Vincent Vernuccio on the DisUnion podcast to discuss worker empowerment and the labor agenda in Congress.

Faith Burns joins John Hayward on ‘The Alan Nathan Show’ to discuss the urgent need for permitting reform to develop American industry and energy. (Segment begins at 48:10)

Embracing permitting reform is essential if the U.S. wants to remain an energy leader and meet the needs of a rapidly changing world.