Investigations
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…
Read MoreAFP 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…
Read MoreNew 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…
Read MoreAFP 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…
Read MoreAFP 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…
Read More4 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…
Read MoreAFP Foundation’s Certificate of Need work featured at top policy conference
“Permission to Care,” a multi-state investigation of Certificate of Need laws produced by Americans for Prosperity Foundation, is getting noticed by academics and policy experts, alike. Earlier this month, the report’s co-author, Thomas Kimbrell, presented findings from the investigation at a conference co-hosted by The Knee Center for the Study of Occupational Regulation at West…
Read MoreAFPF Obtains Over 400 Pages of Secretary Mayorkas Using Personal Email for Government Business
ARLINGTON, VA – Americans for Prosperity Foundation has obtained over 400 pages of emails showing DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas using his personal email account and cell phone for official business. The records were acquired as part of AFPF’s Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request and lawsuit. DHS policy on the use of non-DHS email accounts directs that…
Read MoreAmericans for Prosperity Foundation Sues Biden Administration for CHIPS Act Documents
Arlington, Va. – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) filed a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuit against the Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology for failing to produce records regarding the Biden Administration’s decision to administratively add onerous and counterproductive requirements to the CHIPS Act, including restrictions and mandates specifically rejected by Congress. The Wall Street Journal reported…
Read MoreAFP Foundation Launches Investigation into Biden Administration’s Handling of Silicon Valley Bank Failure
ARLINGTON, VA – Today, Americans for Prosperity Foundation (AFPF) sent Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Department of the Treasury, the Federal Reserve Board, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau seeking records regarding the failure of Silicon Valley Bank, including: Why the…
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