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U.S. Natural Gas Market: Soaring AI Demand and Infrastructure Constraints
WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release:
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U.S. Natural Gas Market: Soaring AI Demand and Infrastructure Constraints
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is fueling a surge in U.S. electricity demand, positioning natural gas as a main baseload power source. In a new insight, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Shuting Pomerleau evaluates the evolving role of natural gas in the U.S. energy mix and the critical role of pipeline infrastructure in regional accessibility.
Key points:
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WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- The American Action Forum issued the following news release:
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U.S. Natural Gas Market: Soaring AI Demand and Infrastructure Constraints
The rapid expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) data centers is fueling a surge in U.S. electricity demand, positioning natural gas as a main baseload power source. In a new insight, Director of Energy and Environmental Policy Shuting Pomerleau evaluates the evolving role of natural gas in the U.S. energy mix and the critical role of pipeline infrastructure in regional accessibility.
Key points:
* Undera high-demand scenario, natural gas-fired generation is projected to grow by 7.3 percent between 2025 and 2027 to accommodate the AI boom.
* Despite being a top global natural gas producer, the United States sees varied regional pricing due to several factors, including pipeline constraints; specifically, high production levels and a lack of pipeline capacity have recently driven prices at the Waha Hub in Texas below -$2 per million British thermal units, while infrastructure-scarce regions such as New England continue to face higher costs.
* Streamlining the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's permitting process and passing permitting reform in Congress are essential for all regions in the United States to benefit from record natural gas production.
Read the analysis (https://www.americanactionforum.org/insight/u-s-natural-gas-market-soaring-ai-demand-and-infrastructure-constraints/).
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Original text here: https://www.americanactionforum.org/press-release/u-s-natural-gas-market-soaring-ai-demand-and-infrastructure-constraints/
Common Cause Demands Absolute Transparency After Trump Drops Sham IRS Lawsuit
WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release:
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Common Cause Demands Absolute Transparency After Trump Drops Sham IRS Lawsuit
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Following news that President Trump has dropped his baseless lawsuit against the IRS, Common Cause issued a statement calling for full transparency and condemning any settlement.
Statement of Abigail Bellows, Common Cause Senior Policy Director for Anti-Corruption & Accountability
"From day one, this lawsuit was a complete sham designed to line the president's pockets, and the public saw right through it. That's
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WASHINGTON, May 18 [Category: ThinkTank] -- Common Cause posted the following news release:
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Common Cause Demands Absolute Transparency After Trump Drops Sham IRS Lawsuit
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Following news that President Trump has dropped his baseless lawsuit against the IRS, Common Cause issued a statement calling for full transparency and condemning any settlement.
Statement of Abigail Bellows, Common Cause Senior Policy Director for Anti-Corruption & Accountability
"From day one, this lawsuit was a complete sham designed to line the president's pockets, and the public saw right through it. That'swhy the president has dropped his lawsuit-the public pressure is working and we're not backing down now.
"The Trump Administration owes the American people an immediate explanation because there's zero legal basis for a backdoor settlement. Whether it's a corrupt promise to protect the president and his family from audits, or a $1.7 billion slush fund that will be used to reward political allies, any settlement would be a blatant abuse of presidential power.
" We're investigating whether a settlement has been reached, and we'll use every tool at our disposal to prevent any corrupt deals and ensure the absolute transparency and accountability the American people deserve."
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Original text here: https://www.commoncause.org/press/common-cause-demands-absolute-transparency-after-trump-drops-sham-irs-lawsuit/
Buckeye Institute's Robert Alt Joins All-Star Panel at TFAS Annual Conference
COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release:
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The Buckeye Institute's Robert Alt Joins All-Star Panel at TFAS Annual Conference
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America's upcoming 250th birthday offered a special opportunity to examine how we, as a nation, teach the American Founding. That was the focus of The Fund for American Studies ' 2026 Annual Conference, "Developing Courageous Leaders: Revitalizing Civic Education and America's Founding
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COLUMBUS, Ohio, May 18 [Category: Think Tank] -- The Buckeye Institute, an independent research and educational institution that says its mission is to advance free-market public policy, posted the following news release:
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The Buckeye Institute's Robert Alt Joins All-Star Panel at TFAS Annual Conference
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America's upcoming 250th birthday offered a special opportunity to examine how we, as a nation, teach the American Founding. That was the focus of The Fund for American Studies ' 2026 Annual Conference, "Developing Courageous Leaders: Revitalizing Civic Education and America's FoundingPrinciples."
Robert Alt, The Buckeye Institute's president and CEO, joined the discussion on a panel "Protecting Liberty Through Separation of Powers," which also featured Judge Janice Rogers Brown, U.S. Circuit Court Appellate Judge, D.C. Circuit (retired), and was moderated by Ilya Shapiro, director of constitutional studies at the Manhattan Institute and a member of TFAS's law fellowship advisory committee. Alt and Judge Rogers Brown highlighted the importance of the separation of powers within the federal government and what happens when that separation breaks down.
In discussing ways to re-establish a more limited government as the Founders intended, Alt highlighted Ream v. U.S. Department of Treasury and McNutt v. U.S. Department of Justice, The Buckeye Institute's cases challenging the federal ban on home distilling and the expanse of Congressional power under the Commerce Clause.
The discussion is well worth listening to (https://youtu.be/4ApP76qEmEw?si=gKpIByHJ1F2EXu7H).
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Original text here: https://www.buckeyeinstitute.org/research/detail/the-buckeye-institutes-robert-alt-joins-all-star-panel-at-tfas-annual-conference
America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary: President Trump's AI Leadership is Winning Support, Allies, and Maybe the Nobel Peace Prize
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by AI and Emerging Technology fellow Cole Salvador:
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President Trump's AI Leadership is winning support, allies, and maybe the Nobel Peace Prize
This week, President Trump took major steps toward agreements with China on artificial intelligence (AI) guardrails. According to President Trump, he and President Xi Jinping "talked about possibly working together for guardrails" on AI, including in biological, nuclear, cyber, and other areas.
President Trump's initiative arrives at a moment
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by AI and Emerging Technology fellow Cole Salvador:
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President Trump's AI Leadership is winning support, allies, and maybe the Nobel Peace Prize
This week, President Trump took major steps toward agreements with China on artificial intelligence (AI) guardrails. According to President Trump, he and President Xi Jinping "talked about possibly working together for guardrails" on AI, including in biological, nuclear, cyber, and other areas.
President Trump's initiative arrives at a momentof broader moral urgency. Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical, Magnifica Humanitas, is speculated to focus on AI and international peace, continuing a tradition of papal social teaching stretching back to Pope Leo XIII's Rerum Novarum in 1891. It is expected to be released by the end of this month. Just yesterday, the Holy Father warned at Rome's Sapienza University that investments in AI and high-tech weaponry are fueling a "spiral of annihilation," and called for expanded oversight of AI used in military contexts.
The guardrails President Trump is calling for would protect the US from the emerging national security risks posed by AI and are overwhelmingly popular among Americans. Recent polling finds that 77 percent of those surveyed support President Trump forging a deal with China "making sure terrorists can't use AI to launch cyberattacks or build biological weapons." Only 9 percent oppose it.
According to Treasury Secretary Bessent, initial agreements between the U.S. and China could aim to "set up a protocol in terms of how do we go forward with best practices for AI to make sure nonstate actors don't get a hold of these models." This is a crucial focus as cyber, biological weapons, and other new AI capabilities emerge and risk proliferating to terrorists and other rogue actors. AFPI has written about the importance of countering these threats.
This same poll also found that 83 percent of those polled are concerned that "advanced AI systems could be exploited by foreign adversaries, terrorists, criminals, or hostile governments to cause serious harm to Americans." It also finds overwhelming support for more government action to ensure the most advanced AI is secure.
President Trump is absolutely correct to bring China to the table to stop any advanced AI development abroad that could threaten Americans' safety. These agreements can also help the US ensure that, as Pope Leo XIV has said, "builders of [AI]... develop systems that reflect justice, solidarity, and a genuine reverence for life," even abroad.
It was wise to invite President Xi to visit Washington in September, where he and President Trump can follow up on the agreements. By September, through continued bilateral working talks led by Secretary Bessent and other administration leaders, the US should aim to reach implementable agreements on managing proliferation and setting standards for acceptable use.
A successful deal with China in these areas may not be easy. China has not historically been a trusted competitor and has shown a willingness to compete illegitimately in AI. Further, agreements that impose undue burdens on US companies could threaten innovation.
But these problems have solutions. The US can ensure adherence to agreements without blind trust through technical means of verification. The US and China could also agree to confront AI's national security challenges in a way that promotes innovation.
Overall, collaboration with China on AI is a policymaking innovation characteristic of President Trump's insight. Should he continue to forge strong agreements with China on AI that prioritize safety and the American people, he will undoubtedly have earned--for a second time--the Nobel Peace Prize.
These steps toward AI agreements with China might be why President Trump is now the most likely person to win the Nobel Peace Prize, according to prediction markets. Keeping powerful AI capabilities out of the hands of terrorists and our adversaries is a no-brainer. President Trump will continue to deliver for the American people with American First diplomacy--and might win the Nobel Peace Prize in the process.
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Cole Salvador serves as a fellow for AI and Emerging Technology at the America First Policy Institute.
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Original text here: https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/president-trumps-ai-leadership-is-winning-support-allies-and-maybe-the-nobel-peace-prize
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America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary: Energy Build-Out Is Happening. Here's Proof.
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by Carla Sands, chair of the Foreign Policy Initiative and senior fellow for Energy Policy, and Ted Ellis, campaign director of the Power America and deputy policy director for Energy and Environment:
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The Energy Build-Out Is Happening. Here's Proof.
Americans voted for energy abundance, and the door Washington spent years holding shut is finally open. Families want lower bills, workers want good jobs, and communities want a real chance to grow again. After years of being told no, the
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by Carla Sands, chair of the Foreign Policy Initiative and senior fellow for Energy Policy, and Ted Ellis, campaign director of the Power America and deputy policy director for Energy and Environment:
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The Energy Build-Out Is Happening. Here's Proof.
Americans voted for energy abundance, and the door Washington spent years holding shut is finally open. Families want lower bills, workers want good jobs, and communities want a real chance to grow again. After years of being told no, thecountry is walking through that door fast.
The good news: progress is moving from executive orders into real-world action. Long-stalled pipelines are coming back to life; oil and gas lease sales are moving forward, federal agencies are clearing red tape, and advanced nuclear projects are headed for demonstration. None of this is easy -- it takes engineering, money, approvals, and skilled labor, but the direction has changed -- and the results are starting to show.
Take the new Alberta-to-Wyoming crude oil pipeline. President Trump signed a cross-border permit in late April. Within days, oil companies committed to shipping at least 400,000 barrels per day -- 72 percent of the pipeline's initial 550,000-barrel capacity -- closing in on the 80 percent mark that usually signals a green light for construction.
The project picks up nearly 100 miles of pipeline already installed in the ground from Keystone XL, recklessly canceled by the prior administration, and follows an existing pipeline corridor through Montana and Wyoming. Using a path that already exists means faster permits, less red tape, and quicker relief at the pump and on the home heating bill. This is a $2 billion investment that strengthens North American energy security at a time of serious global instability. Based on similar projects projects, it should create thousands of well-paying jobs across both states.
Meanwhile, on the East Coast, Williams Companies broke ground April 14 on the Northeast Supply Enhancement (NESE) pipeline -- a $1 billion natural gas line running from New Jersey to New York City. State officials had blocked it repeatedly since 2017. The Trump administration's National Energy Dominance Council brokered the deal with Governor Hochul, who finally acknowledged that New York needs to "govern in reality."
The result: enough natural gas to serve 2.3 million homes, creating more than 3,000 regional jobs, and $240 million in economic activity for New Jersey. Target completion is next fall. A project stuck in permitting purgatory for seven years is now sprinting to the finish.
In the heartland, the Department of Interior's latest National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska lease sale generated over $163 million, the most revenue the program has ever brought in. That money flows back to the U.S. Treasury and the state of Alaska, funding services without raising a single tax, while the leases themselves mean more American production and steadier prices down the line.
The administration's deregulation push keeps delivering. The Department of Energy is cutting 47 burdensome regulations estimated to save Americans $11 billion. EPA launched 31 deregulatory actions, as well as the biggest deregulatory action in U.S. history -- a projected $1.3 trillion in savings for taxpayers. Interior rescinded 18 outdated energy rules. And new emergency permitting is doing in 28 days what used to take years.
The future of energy is moving fast, too. The Department of Energy is backing two small modular reactor projects -- one at Tennessee's Clinch River site and the other beside the restarted Palisades plant in Michigan. These reactors deliver round-the-clock power for American factories and cutting-edge technology, -- something solar and wind simply cannot do without huge added cost -- no matter how hard the prior administration tried to make the numbers work.
Here is the part that's easy to miss. Major U.S. infrastructure projects have historically taken 10 to 15 years from conception to completion. Environmental reviews alone averaged nearly three years. Against that baseline, moving the Alberta-Wyoming pipeline from permit to near-construction in weeks, breaking ground on NESE after a seven-year blockade, and racing to build the next generation of safe, reliable nuclear power is nothing short of extraordinary.
The momentum is real. Pipelines are getting permitted. Lease sales are setting record bids. Nuclear reactors are moving from blueprints to construction sites. Decades of red tape are being cleared away at historically unprecedented speed.
These things can't happen overnight. But they are happening. And they are happening at the fastest pace in modern American history.
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Ted Ellis is director of the Power America campaign and deputy policy director for Energy & Environment at the America First Policy Institute.
Ambassador Carla Sands is chair of the Foreign Policy Initiative and senior fellow for Energy Policy at the America First Policy Institute.
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Original text here: https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/the-energy-build-out-is-happening-heres-proof
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America First Policy Institute Issues Commentary: America Needs a Comprehensive National Security Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by AI and Emerging Technology Director Yusuf Mahmood:
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America Needs a Comprehensive National Security Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
AI Dominance Means National Security
Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) leave little doubt: this is no ordinary consumer product. AI systems are now capable of enabling sophisticated cyber-attacks by uncovering thousands of software vulnerabilities in infrastructure thought to be secure. The latest AI systems are so capable of
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following commentary on May 15, 2026, by AI and Emerging Technology Director Yusuf Mahmood:
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America Needs a Comprehensive National Security Strategy for Artificial Intelligence
AI Dominance Means National Security
Recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) leave little doubt: this is no ordinary consumer product. AI systems are now capable of enabling sophisticated cyber-attacks by uncovering thousands of software vulnerabilities in infrastructure thought to be secure. The latest AI systems are so capable ofcyber offense that AI companies no longer give the public access to their best models.
These product releases are now national security events.
But it would be a mistake to solely fixate on AI's cyber capabilities. AI will transform the national security enterprise and will become increasingly critical for both scientific and weapons research and development (R&D). Drones and robotics will transform the battlefield. AI will accelerate biotechnology, including the synthesis of novel biological weapons no responsible state would pursue. On the current trajectory, we are not prepared to prevent these capabilities from proliferating to our adversaries, nor are we prepared to address the stark reality that these capabilities may threaten the homeland.
The Trump administration has taken bold actions to bolster American AI leadership, calling for AI dominance to be the north star of AI policy. President Trump defined it broadly:
"It is the policy of the United States to sustain and enhance America's global AI dominance in order to promote human flourishing, economic competitiveness, and national security."
However, recent AI capabilities demand a re-examination of the national security component of AI dominance. To truly dominate, America needs a national security strategy for AI. The US government (USG) must reject the "safetyism" and "doomerism" of previous approaches that would have overregulated AI, recognize the ways in which AI will determine the geopolitical future, and act to meet the challenge.
AI Will Fundamentally Transform National Security
In the process of crafting a National Security Strategy for AI, we must consider the fundamental factors driving AI's importance to the national security enterprise:
First, AI is rapidly developing national security-relevant capabilities on uncertain timelines. Today's AI systems are critical for military decision support and can autonomously discover and exploit cyber vulnerabilities. Tomorrow's systems will likely be far more capable, yet it is difficult to predict exactly when critical capabilities will be developed. AI will likely become capable of significantly accelerating weapons R&D with little to no human involvement, but we do not know whether this capability will be reached in one year or ten years. Similarly, AI will likely streamline the creation of novel bioweapons, but we do not know when the first AI-enabled pandemic will spread. This uncertainty extends beyond timelines. As increasingly capable AI agents are deployed into higher-stakes settings, the potential for large-scale malfunction grows in ways that are themselves difficult to predict.
The USG must prepare for these contingencies.
Second, there is no guarantee that America will continue to lead in AI innovation and adoption. Given AI's potential to rapidly shift the national security landscape, America must possess the best AI capabilities and the ability to deploy them across military and civilian sectors. However, dense regulations (such as energy-related permitting) and internal red tape (such as burdensome procurement policies) may squander our current lead.
Third, we cannot assume that defenders will keep pace with attackers. In certain domains, advanced AI capabilities may offer attackers a fundamental advantage over defenders. AI will likely accelerate the development of at least some such "offense-dominant" technologies, such as biological weapons in violation of the Biological Weapons Convention. It will likely be far costlier to defend against a lab-designed deadly virus than it will be to manufacture one.
Fourth, advanced AI capabilities tend to proliferate widely, including to hostile states, terrorists, and criminals. It takes an average of three months for open-weight AI systems to catch up to the capabilities of frontier AI systems. The proliferation and use of open-weight AI systems cannot be limited by either AI developers or the USG. This means that once powerful capabilities are discovered, defenders have only a brief window before a wide variety of malicious actors can easily obtain these capabilities. For some capabilities, threat actors may need little compute to threaten the American homeland.
Finally, American AI is not secure from theft and sabotage by adversaries. As AI becomes more critical for national security, foreign adversaries will be increasingly incentivized to steal and sabotage American AI technology. We are not prepared for such threats. No major AI company's security posture is sufficient to prevent the theft of its frontier AI model technology by sophisticated nation-state adversaries. Once AI technology is stolen, it is trivial for the attacker to fine-tune away any safeguards and immediately weaponize the AI's capabilities against the American people. Adversaries are also likely capable of sabotaging our most valuable AI systems by clandestinely inserting malicious, undetected behaviors into our most advanced AI.
Toward a National Security Strategy for AI
To address AI's transformational impacts on national security, America needs a national security strategy for AI. Such a strategy should address: (I) promoting situational awareness of AI in the USG; (II) ensuring American AI leadership; (III) denying our adversaries access to AI; and (IV) preventing AI-enabled emerging threats.
Pillar I: Situational awareness of AI in the national security enterprise
To better inform all future decisions about a technology as complex and high-stakes as AI, the USG needs deep expertise in the technology and an accurate sense of its trajectory. This must include:
* Achieving real-time awareness of AI's national security-relevant capabilities so that the USG can quickly take necessary actions before emerging threats can no longer be addressed;
* Bringing sufficient AI talent and expertise into the federal government to understand complex information about AI; and
* Assigning agency leads to conduct independent testing and evaluation of frontier AI.
Pillar II: Ensuring America leads in AI innovation and adoption
This administration has taken unprecedented and necessary steps to accelerate American AI. Yet, given AI's expanding importance to national security, further action is needed. A national security strategy for AI should have:
* A whole-of-government approach to accelerating AI adoption, including software and hardware;
* A robust domestic supply chain for physical actuators, like robotics and drones, lest we become dependent on our adversaries for the weapons of war; and
* Actions to maintain and widen our lead through AI infrastructure deregulation.
Pillar III: Denying our adversaries access to advanced AI
As advanced AIs become cyber weapons and engines of military R&D, we cannot afford to supply them or their ingredients to those who seek to harm Americans--whether sold willingly or stolen because of insufficient security. Denying access will require a strategy that:
* Secures the entire AI supply chain from theft, industrial espionage, and complex cyber operations;
* Strengthens export control rules and enforcement on physical chips, cloud computing resources, and semiconductor manufacturing equipment; and
* Develops a toolkit to track, assess, and potentially disable foreign projects that develop dangerous capabilities.
Pillar IV: Preparing for and preventing AI-enabled emerging threats
We must plan to become resilient to AI-enabled national security threats--both known and unknown. Doing so must include:
* Developing robust plans of action for responding to AI-enabled cyber crises;
* Analyzing and developing plans of action for AI-enabled bioweapons crises; and
* Requiring foreign adversaries to prove, using technical verification methods, that they are not using AI to threaten American lives.
AI is the newest frontier in national security. There is a narrow window for the federal government to shape AI for American dominance. Before us, the Cold War generation contained unfathomable risk through strategy and bold action. Our task is no smaller, though our window is smaller. Now is the time to act.
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Yusuf Mahmood, Director of AI and Emerging Technology
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Original text here: https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/america-needs-a-comprehensive-national-security-strategy-for-artificial-intelligence
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AFPI Continues to Stand for Virginians' Second Amendment Rights
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on May 15, 2026:
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AFPI Continues to Stand for Virginians' Second Amendment Rights
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following statement from Knox Williams, AFPI Senior Fellow for American Justice, in response to a new Virginia anti-gun rights law that bans purchasing of AR-15s and standard capacity magazines, even by law-abiding citizens:
"Virginia has taken the draconian step of passing a law that bans ownership of the most common firearms in the country as well as the most
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on May 15, 2026:
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AFPI Continues to Stand for Virginians' Second Amendment Rights
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following statement from Knox Williams, AFPI Senior Fellow for American Justice, in response to a new Virginia anti-gun rights law that bans purchasing of AR-15s and standard capacity magazines, even by law-abiding citizens:
"Virginia has taken the draconian step of passing a law that bans ownership of the most common firearms in the country as well as the mostcommon, standard capacity magazines owned by citizens," said Williams.
"While state officials fail to protect citizens from actual criminals, they pass a law that treats exercising Second Amendment rights like a criminal act.
This blatantly unconstitutional action highlights the fact that Virginia's anti-gun lawmakers will stop at nothing in their tyrannical quest to dismantle and ultimately eliminate the constitutional rights of Virginians."
The right of the people to keep and bear arms is a God-given right that is explicitly protected by our nation's most sacred document--the U.S. Constitution.
AFPI condemns any attempt by a governing body to infringe upon the inalienable and constitutionally protected rights of all law-abiding Americans.
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Original text here: https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/afpi-continues-to-stand-for-virginians-second-amendment-rights
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America First Policy Institute: DOJ Takes on D.C. in 2A Rights Case
WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on May 15, 2026:
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DOJ Takes on D.C. in 2A Rights Case
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following statements from Knox Williams, senior fellow for American Justice and Leigh Ann O'Neill, chief legal affairs officer, in response to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) recently filed lawsuit against the District of Columbia's attempted "assault rifle" and suppressor ban:
"The DOJ's challenge to D.C.'s unconstitutional suppressor ban is first of its kind, proving once again that the
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WASHINGTON, May 16 -- The America First Policy Institute issued the following statement on May 15, 2026:
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DOJ Takes on D.C. in 2A Rights Case
The America First Policy Institute (AFPI) has released the following statements from Knox Williams, senior fellow for American Justice and Leigh Ann O'Neill, chief legal affairs officer, in response to the Department of Justice's (DOJ) recently filed lawsuit against the District of Columbia's attempted "assault rifle" and suppressor ban:
"The DOJ's challenge to D.C.'s unconstitutional suppressor ban is first of its kind, proving once again that theconstitutional protections are a serious priority for the Trump Administration," said Williams.
"Suppressors protect the hearing of shooters and everyone nearby, while also reducing noise disturbance for neighbors and helping new shooters acclimate to safe firearm use. Despite nearly a century of draconian regulations, suppressors are now owned by millions of Americans.
This decisive action by the DOJ recognizes the reality that suppressors and AR-15s are protected by the Second Amendment and cannot be categorically banned."
"The DOJ is taking to the courts to protect the fundamental liberties of all Americans," added O'Neill. "The U.S. Constitution, and decades of legal precedent, prove that common use firearms are protected liberties.
The District of Columbia, has no right to ban weapons or accessories that tens of millions of Americans lawfully possess and use."
AFPI applauds this historic case, as a federal agency fights to protect the rights of Americans locally in our nation's capital.
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Original text here: https://www.americafirstpolicy.com/issues/doj-takes-on-d.c-in-2a-rights-case
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