Greetings from all of us at Advancing American Freedom. As the government shutdown finally comes to an end, we’re committed to making sure Republicans refuse Democrat demands to continue funding Obamacare subsidies.

America needs genuine conservative leadership now more than ever — and AAF is proud to be at the forefront of meeting that call. This week, our work was featured in Newsweek, highlighting the growing impact we have on the movement.

The conservative movement has reached a pivotal point — many have become enamored with policies that lead to more government involvement and less American prosperity. If we want to capture the energy of the “New Right” and embolden the base, we must first remember what conservative values really are and where they come from. I joined All Things with Kim Strassel to discuss the next steps for our movement.

Read more about the interview in the Wall Street Journal HERE.

President Reagan understood that Free trade with Free nations makes us more prosperous as individuals and as a nation. While President Trump has embraced protectionism in his economic agenda, Reagan stood firm in his conviction that America’s leadership in global markets depends on openness, competition, and trust between allies. Reagan used tariffs rarely — and never as a tool of isolationism. Yet today, we see attempts to rewrite that record, to contort Reagan’s legacy to justify the actions of our current President.

AAF Chairman Marc Short made it clear: Reagan’s free trade vision launched decades of American growth. As those who cherish his legacy, we must reject revisionist history and remember Reagan’s enduring truth — that free trade is a core part of conservative economic policy.

Read the full op-ed HERE.

Fortunately, there is hope for the administration’s economic future. In the last few days, we’ve seen the President acknowledge that tariffs have in fact been raising prices on thousands of goods — something we’ve been warning about since the beginning. As rollbacks start to take shape, we call on the administration to move forward by reversing harmful tariffs and reigniting free trade with our allies.