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AFPF Ramps Up Challenge to Biden Administration Censorship Regime with New FOIA Requests

ARLINGTON, VA – Americans For Prosperity Foundation (AFPF), a leading nonprofit organization dedicated to empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills necessary for advocating for a free and open society, announced today the expansion of its investigation into the Biden Administration’s censorship regime. AFPF submitted new Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Department…

Loper Bright: A view from inside the Supreme Court

Last week, I had the chance to walk into the U.S. Supreme Court. The reason? To hear arguments in Loper Bright v. Raimondo, one of the most important cases of the 2023-24 term. The plaintiffs were small, family-owned fishing businesses from Cape May, New Jersey. And presenting their case to the court was the culmination…

New reporting confirms failures of Commerce Department cronyism programs

While Kansans were busy buying and unwrapping gifts over the holidays, auditors revealed distressing problems with two major corporate welfare programs run by the Department of Commerce that could leave taxpayers holding the bag. Bad news about these types of programs isn’t surprising based on a long-track record of failure aside from giving politicians opportunities…

ICYMI: House Leaders Utilize AFP Foundation Findings To Highlight DHS Abuse of Power

ARLINGTON, VA — This week, House leaders highlighted federal records obtained by Americans for Prosperity Foundation to shed light on how the Biden Administration is keeping citizens in the dark on government censorship. In a Committee on Homeland Security Subcommittee on Oversight, Investigations, and Accountability hearing, Rep. Mike Ezell (R-MS) questioned Department of Homeland Security…

ICYMI: Senator Marshall Questions DHS Secretary Mayorkas on AFP Foundation’s Disclosure He Used Personal Emails for Official Business

ARLINGTON, VA—In a Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee (HSGAC) hearing today, Senator Roger Marshall (R-KS) questioned DHS Secretary Mayorkas on AFP Foundation’s recent disclosure he used personal emails for official business. Click HERE to watch the video. Sen. Marshall Questions Sec. Mayorkas on Use of Personal Emails for Official Business In May, Americans for…

AFP Foundation Files Suit for ANWR Lease Sale Cancellation Documents

ANCHORAGE, AK — Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) complaint after the Biden administration failed to provide documents on its unprecedented and unlawful cancellation of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The lease sales were lawfully awarded and required by federal law in…

New federal memos raise concern over social media censorship and free speech online

Newly disclosed documents reveal federal officials believe they have the authority to police speech online. On September 22, Fox News broke the news that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security privately argued the agency has the authority to censor “misinformation” — in direct contradiction to the agency’s public remarks and despite DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas…

AFP Foundation Opens Investigation into Administration’s ANWR Lease Sale Cancelation

ANCHORAGE, AK — Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFP Foundation) filed three Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests seeking information on the Biden administration’s unprecedented and unlawful cancellation of oil and gas leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR). The lease sales were lawfully awarded and required by federal law. A previous AFP Foundation investigation…

AFP Foundation Launches Major New Project to End Rampant Abuse of Emergency Powers

Arlington, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) launched a major new project focused on reforming government abuse of emergency powers. Too often, emergency powers provide a false justification for bypassing Congress to implement policies that would never otherwise pass into law. AFPF’s Emergency Powers Reform Project will leverage the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) to bring much needed transparency to…

4 outstanding questions the federal government needs to answer about its Disinformation Governance Board

“Key questions about the Disinformation Governance Board remain unanswered.” – AFP Foundation on May 9, 2022 More than a year after the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced and subsequently disbanded its Disinformation Governance Board, there remain numerous questions about the justification for the Board, the lack of guardrails for DHS components working on…