Policy Corner

On December 4, 2025, the Trump administration released its much-anticipated National Security Strategy. This Congressionally-mandated document is the authoritative statement of how an administration wants the policy community and foreign governments to understand its intentions. This most recent edition, however, represented a stark departure from previous strategies, drawing a polarized reception across media outlets, think tanks, and the foreign policy community. It is not difficult to see why.

This week is national school choice week, a yearly tradition that educates parents on the principles of school choice and educational freedom.

Americans for Prosperity believes all students deserve the opportunity to discover, develop and deploy their unique passions and talents. Instead of limiting families to a one-size fits all approach when it comes to education, we should expand their available choices so they can customize their students’ educational options in ways that best suit their unique needs.

With data now available showing the value of independent agencies following the processes set forth in E.O. 12866, there is no doubt that consistency across the government in regulatory procedures and analysis only improves certainty and transparency of the process. It is now time for Congress to codify E.O. 12866 and require independent regulatory agencies to conduct robust cost-benefit analyses of their significant rules and subject their analysis to third-party review through OIRA, just as Executive agencies have for decades.

What share of federal health subsidies are “discretionary” spending and therefore part of the annual appropriations bills? 10.8 percent.

The House Judiciary Committee had planned – now delayed – to mark up a balanced budget amendment (BBA) following a hearing last month. Most BBAs would require spending and revenue to balance. Ideally, that would happen over the medium term, not each year.

Americans for Prosperity is committed to making health care affordable, less complex, and more transparent. Patients deserve greater choice and control when it comes to their health care.

This week’s conversation is a golden opportunity for our elected representatives to identify real solutions that make health much more affordable for working families.

Austen Bannan joins Vance Ginn on the Let People Prosper Podcast to discuss his recent “How to Empower Workers” paper and the types of governmental barriers that prevent Americans from pursuing the best careers for themselves and their families.

It’s no secret the rapid buildout of AI data centers is going to, and in some cases already has, increase electricity and energy demands nationwide. Fortunately, President Trump’s statement, along with Microsoft’s announcement, presents a wise solution to address this rise in demand. Microsoft announced an initiative to curb its resource consumption and shield consumers from increased electricity costs while President Trump praised the company’s decision and emphasized that data center companies should pay their own way. Up until now, some decisions made by both data center developers and electrical utilities resulted in ratepayers bearing the costs of increased demand, both projected and actual. Unsurprisingly, polling shows Americans increasingly blaming data centers for increased electricity costs, underpinning why hostility towards the development of data centers have resonated across political and socioeconomic backgrounds. If AI development is to continue and outpace geopolitical competitors, it is fair to expect AI and tech companies to take greater responsibility for meeting their energy needs. Key companies, such as Microsoft, OpenAI, Google, and others, by no means are hurting for capital or income, are, in some cases, advocating for the development of their own energy generating facilities. Expecting data center developers to pay for the energy they consume and the infrastructure needed to connect to the electrical grid is a practical and appropriate approach. This, though a good solution, is only a step in the right direction. To further empower technological innovation, lawmakers must adopt new strategies to address growing energy demands; and a strong pathway is embracing behind-the-meter, co-location […]