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April 10, 2025
APP Research Cited in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Terry discusses the importance of faith in modern political discourse with a special guest from the religious community.
April 10, 2025
APP Research Cited in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Terry discusses the importance of faith in modern political discourse with a special guest from the religious community.
April 10, 2025
APP Research Cited in Supreme Court Amicus Brief
Terry discusses the importance of faith in modern political discourse with a special guest from the religious community.
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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APP Endorses Mike Johnson for House Speaker
Yesterday, the House Republican conference voted for Rep. Mike Johnson (R-La.) as its nominee for Speaker of the House. American Principles Project (APP) is urging members to support Johnson in the full House vote, which is tentatively expected today. APP President Terry Schilling released the following statement endorsing Johnson’s candidacy: “Congressman Mike Johnson has been
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Joe Biden’s Latest Target: Christian Colleges
(This op-ed originally ran in The Daily Caller on February 12th.) For three years, the Biden administration has weaponized the United States government against its citizens. From siccing the Department of Justice after parents for protesting school board meetings, to a recently finalized Department of Health and Human Services rule that could remove children from
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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APP Testifies on Wisconsin Bill Banning Sex Changes for Minors
Yesterday, APP’s Sandra Kirby testified at a hearing in the Wisconsin State Assembly in favor of AB 465, legislation which would ban sex-change drugs and surgeries for minors. You can watch the full testimony below:
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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New Biden Admin Rule Mandates Foster Parents Affirm Kids’ Gender Confusion
Yesterday, the Department of Health and Human Services issued a new rule mandating that foster care agencies place children who identify as transgender with parents who will “support” that identity. It also calls on agencies to investigate and even possibly remove foster children from parents who do not use their preferred pronouns, provide them with
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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Age Verification is a Good First Step
Earlier this week, I testified in Missouri on behalf of HB1993, a bill that would require age verification for porn websites to prevent minors from accessing pornographic material. Eight of these age verification bills have already passed in the United States, and as you can see from the so-called Free Speech Coalition— the porn industry’s
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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APP Urges Va. AG to Investigate Adult Site Used by Democrat Candidate
Yesterday, The Washington Post reported that a Democrat candidate for the Virginia House of Delegates, Susanna Gibson, had performed sex acts with her husband for tips on the online platform Chaturbate. As of today, it does not appear Chaturbate requires users to undergo an age-verification check to access the site. Given that Virginia law now
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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PROVE IT: Standing Up to China, Europe, and Biden All At Once
Oh, look — the Europeans are at it again. Will America stand up for itself this time, or will we just let the pencil-pushers in Brussels continue to push us around? The impending 2026 rollout of the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will unfairly target and penalize U.S. exports under laughably inaccurate environmental
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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New APP Report Faults Bad GOP Messaging for Poor 2022 Results
WASHINGTON — Today, American Principles Project (APP) released a new report offering a comprehensive look into Republicans’ disappointing performance in the 2022 midterms. “The Failed Red Wave: Lessons from the GOP Letdown” dismisses the argument that Republicans lost because of a lack of turnout or poor candidate quality, and instead places the blame primarily on
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
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N.C. Lawmakers Override Gov. Cooper to Protect Women’s Sports, Ban Sex Changes for Minors
Today, the North Carolina state legislature overrode Governor Roy Cooper’s veto of two bills, enacting into law HB 808, a ban on the prescription of puberty blockers, cross-sex hormones and surgeries to minors for the purpose of attempting to alter their sex, and HB 574, a prohibition on biological males competing in female sports at
April 1, 2025
The Washington Times
Issue
New APP Poll: 83% Support Age Verification Mandate for Porn Sites
A new poll commissioned by American Principles Project (APP) and conducted by RMG Research has found that the vast majority of Americans support requiring pornography websites to verify the ages of their users. The survey of 1,000 registered voters found that 83 percent would strongly or somewhat favor legislation that “requires websites with pornographic content
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