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President Trump declared that Israeli attacks on Lebanon are now suspended. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced this week that the state will require age verification on porn sites…
THE TRUMP-ERA DEFUNDING OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD EXPIRES THIS YEAR...
The Trump-era defunding of Planned Parenthood expires this year. Taxpayers could soon foot the bill for the group's abortions and gender procedures on minors. APP has helped 26 states ban those irreversible sex changes on kids. Terry Schilling: We can't allow our kids to be sterilized and mutilated just so the Gender Industrial Complex can make a pretty penny.
AN APP REPORT ON THE DANGERS OF PLANNED PARENTHOOD WAS FEATURED IN AN IOWA STANDARD ARTICLE...
Planned Parenthood performed a record number of abortions last year. APP's report details how the group pushes chemical abortions on girls, hides statutory rape, and rakes in taxpayer cash while women's health suffers. The Iowa Standard highlighted APP's findings exposing the abortion giant's priorities. Sex is real. Kids deserve protection from this machine.
WANT TO EXPAND THE RECONCILIATION PACKAGE...
House Republicans are holding up DHS funding until Democrats show real movement on expanding the reconciliation package. FY27 appropriations for Financial Services and General Government are advancing in the background. The standoff puts child safety priorities like porn age verification and Home Savings Accounts squarely in play for the final deal.
Senate appropriators are marking up the bill that funds military construction projects, VA hospitals, and veterans' benefits. The subcommittee controls billions for barracks, training ranges, and care for wounded warriors. Terry Schilling, father of seven, has long pushed Congress to treat the American family as the bedrock of the nation and deliver concrete wins on kitchen-table priorities like child safety and home savings.
SUBCOMMITTEES CONDUCTED THEIR MARKUPS FOR THE NEXT YEAR'S BUDGET THIS WEEK...
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House subcommittees marked up the FY2027 budget this week. The FTC advanced steps to restore competition in key markets. APP's agenda targets the family as bedrock, pushing child safety first with 81% backing for porn age verification and 83% for app-store checks. These numbers show voters want concrete protections for their kids, not more ideology.
The House procedural vote to extend spy powers failed Friday as lawmakers battle over ad agencies that blacklisted websites using "misinformation" labels. Republicans are pushing to rein in the tech ad machine that targeted conservative outlets and family-focused content. This fight hits the Protection-First Consensus voters who back child safety measures 81% in APP's February Cygnal poll. Democrats' refusal to curb the censorship pipeline shows how radical the party remains heading into midterms.
A REAUTHORIZATION OF FISA SECTION 702, WITH A 10 DAY EXTENSION BEING PASSED LATE LAST NIGHT...
Congress passed a 10-day extension of FISA Section 702 late last night after GOP defections killed both a clean 5-year reauthorization and an 18-month version. The short-term patch keeps the surveillance program alive while lawmakers scramble. A final peace deal between the US and Iran looks imminent as Tehran announced it is reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
PRESIDENT TRUMP ALSO DECLARED THAT ATTACKS ON LEBANON BY ISRAEL ARE NOW SUSPENDED...
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President Trump declared that Israeli attacks on Lebanon are now suspended. Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced this week that the state will require age verification on porn sites and app stores. The moves align with 81% national support for porn age verification and 83% for app-store checks. APP has helped 24 states enact these protections to shield kids from hyper-sexualized material. SCOTUS upheld Texas' law 6-3 last June.
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June is now Nuclear Family Month. The shift celebrates the family as society’s foundation and the basic building block of the state. This marks a massive legal victory for the pro-family movement that has already helped 26 states ban irreversible sex-change procedures on minors and 24 states enact age verification to block kids from online porn. APP founder Terry Schilling, a father of seven, has led the charge since 2015: voters want concrete protections for their children, not gender ideology.
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Indiana school counselor McCord was fired after she refused to hide from parents that their own children were being given new names and pronouns at school. The district's policy required staff to affirm a student's opposite-sex identity without telling mom or dad. McCord sued and just won $200,000 from the district. Parents have the right to know what is happening to their kids.
JON SCHWEPPE PUBLISHED AN X ARTICLE ON WHAT POLICIES REPUBLICANS SHOULD PUSH FOR IN A NEW...
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Jon Schweppe laid out the must-pass policies for Republicans' next reconciliation package. Lead with age verification for porn sites and app stores — 81% of voters back it, 66% strongly, the hottest issue in APP's February 2026 Cygnal poll. Pair it with Home Savings Accounts at 77% support to give families a real shot at building wealth without more Washington debt. These are the concrete moves that protect kids and strengthen the American family where it counts.
️ THE TERRY SCHILLING SHOW ️...
Terry Schilling built the playbook that banned men from women's sports in 27 states and stopped irreversible sex-change procedures on kids in 26 states. His group has now driven age verification laws in 24 states. The Supreme Court upheld Texas's law 6-3 last June. APP's February 2026 poll shows 81% of voters back porn age verification with 66% strongly in favor.
Ed Martin joined Terry Schilling to break down how mercy is being twisted for political games in Washington. The two examined the hard line between real justice and fake compassion pushed by activists and insiders. Terry, a father of seven fighting for American families, pressed on why protecting kids and truth must come first over elite redefinitions. The full conversation is now live.
APP SENIOR ADVISOR JON SCHWEPPE JOINED NEWSMAX TO DISCUSS THE CONFLICT IN IRAN AND TALKS OF...
APP Senior Advisor Jon Schweppe joined Newsmax to discuss the conflict in Iran and talks of a ceasefire.
APP POLICY DIRECTOR KATIE FROST JOINED NEWSMAX TO DISCUSS VOTERS' REACTIONS TO THE IRAN WAR...
APP Policy Director Katie Frost joined Newsmax to discuss voters' reactions to the Iran War.
TERRY SCHILLING JOINED NEWSMAX TO DISCUSS TAX DAY AND THE PRO-FAMILY TAX CUTS IN THE BIG...
Terry Schilling joined Newsmax to discuss Tax Day and the pro-family tax cuts in the Big Beautiful Bill passed last year.
Terry Schilling joined Newsmax to discuss Ivanka Trump's interview and Melania Trump's call for a hearing for the Epstein victims. Newsmax - Terry Schilling authored an op-ed for Fox News on the pro-family wins this tax season in last year's Big Beautiful Bill.
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