What Does America Actually Need from the Middle East?

Author: Matthew MacKenzie
Sep 24, 2026
Commentary

Washington should use this moment to build a posture around its core interests, before the rubble is cleared and old strategic habits are poured back into concrete.

Kurt Couchman Joins ‘Right to the Point’ with Congressman Smucker

Author: Kurt Couchman
Sep 23, 2026
Podcast

On this episode of ‘Right to the Point’, Rep. Lloyd Smucker and Kurt Couchman discuss the nation’s fiscal outlook, the drivers of federal debt, and potential solutions to addressing rising deficits.

Podcast: James Morrone on ‘Alan Nathan All Stars’

Author: James Morrone
Sep 22, 2026
Podcast

James joined the Alan Nathan show to talk through the need for permitting reform, key minerals and elements, and the impact of foreign competition.

AI Is Helping Doctors Find Cancer Earlier. Let’s Give It Room to Work.

Author: Hayley Bieron
Sep 22, 2026
Commentary

Better screening, earlier warning signals and more informative pathology are tangible reasons for optimism.

No, The Feds Shouldn’t Give Every American $5,000

Author: Kurt Couchman
Sep 14, 2026
Commentary

More freedom can make housing, health care, energy, education, and much more work far better and be more affordable for all of us than it does today. That’s the path to prosperity. Not a one-time check that will push us deeper into debt and only fuel the inflation we need to get under control.

Capitol Leaders Powering Prosperity Summit Review: Regulatory Reform Is the Key to Unlocking America’s Energy Future

Author: Graham Owens
Sep 9, 2026
Commentary

America’s energy future will depend on more than how much energy the country can produce. It will depend on whether policymakers can create a regulatory system that allows new energy projects, technologies, and businesses to actually get built.

AFP Input on the Future of Congressional Modernization

Author: Staff
Sep 3, 2026
Commentary

What are big, creative, actionable, bipartisan/nonpartisan ideas to modernize Congress? That’s the question the Subcommittee on Modernization and Innovation of the Committee on House Administration put to congressional offices and external stakeholders, as Roll Call covered. Not for budget and appropriations, alas. But still, we submitted a few ideas and look forward to seeing other […]

Congressional Testimony: “Less Red Tape, More Opportunity: Unleashing American Workers and Job Creators”

Author: Austen Bannan
Sep 2, 2026
Testimony

On September 2nd, Austen Bannan testified in front of the House Committee on Workforce & Education’s Subcommittee on Workforce Protections.

AFP submits letter on improving welfare programs

Author: Kurt Couchman
Sep 1, 2026
Letter of Support

The House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Work and Welfare held a hearing today on “Welfare Reform at 30: Restoring the Promise of Work and Personal Responsibility in Federal Welfare Programs.” We submitted a letter noting the success of the 1996 reforms and the program integrity measures in the Working Families Tax Cuts Act. We […]

Recasting Labor Regulation After Loper Bright

Author: Austen Bannan
Aug 27, 2026
Commentary

In recent years, significant DOL regulatory policies have swung back and forth on a pendulum depending on the party controlling the White House. DOL may continue to see shifts from one administration to the next, but the end of Chevron deference may finally help lead to more stable policy as rules are modified or rescinded to hold up in courts.

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