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WOLVES IN WHITE COATS — VANCE SENDS 225 HOSPITALS TO DOJ FOR CHILD SEX CHANGES AND FRAUD...

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Vice President JD Vance and RFK Jr. referred 225 hospitals and health systems to the DOJ and HHS Inspector General after the new HHS "Wolves in White Coats" report exposed how pediatric gender programs subjected kids to experimental sex-change procedures for profit. Hospitals allegedly used misleading billing codes to defraud Medicaid and private insurers, turning vulnerable children into lifelong patients worth tens of thousands each. Vance: every American and every parent should read it. This is the Gender Industrial Complex APP has fought for years — and the Trump administration just cut off Medicaid funding for these procedures.


HAGEMAN BILL HITS COLLEGES WITH 10% EXCISE TAX FOR LETTING MEN STEAL WOMEN'S SPORTS...

Rep. Harriet Hageman (R-WY) introduced legislation that slaps private colleges allowing biological males to compete in women's sports with a 10% excise tax on their entire intercollegiate athletics budget. The Secretary of Education would write rules blocking schools from passing costs to tuition. APP has partnered with 27 states on similar bans — stopping 890+ stolen medals from female athletes. 79% of Americans back these protections. Hageman: "Every man who takes the field against a woman is stealing a roster spot, scholarship, and potential championship from a young woman who earned it."


MILITARY TRANS PROCEDURES EXPLODED UNDER BIDEN...

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Newly uncovered data shows medical "care" for transgenderism in the U.S. military surged dramatically during the Biden administration. This tracks the same radical push APP has opposed since 2015 — the first conservative group to hammer gender ideology in elections. APP helped pass bans on irreversible sex-change procedures for minors in 26 states. Terry Schilling: "We can't allow our kids to be sterilized and mutilated just so the Gender Industrial Complex can make a pretty penny. True love is stepping into our children's lives and leading them to the truth: they are perfect just the way God created them."

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SENATE GRILLS ROBLOX OVER PUTTING KIDS' SAFETY LAST FOR PROFIT...

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U.S. senators are investigating Roblox for prioritizing revenue and user engagement over protecting children on its platform. APP has led the charge for age verification laws — now in 24 states — after SCOTUS upheld Texas' law 6-3 in June 2025. Our February 2026 Cygnal poll (n=1,048) found 81% support for porn age verification (66% STRONGLY — the highest intensity of any issue) and 83% for app store verification. These are the tools parents need against hyper-sexualized content robbing kids of innocence.


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PEGGY FLANAGAN BACKS MINNESOTA'S NO-AGE-LIMIT SEX CHANGES ON KIDS...

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PEGGY FLANAGAN BACKS MINNESOTA'S NO-AGE-LIMIT SEX CHANGES ON KIDS...

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan supports the state's policy with no age limit for "gender affirming care" — meaning irreversible procedures on minors with zero guardrails. This is the radical edge Democrats refuse to abandon even as voters demand protection. APP's poll shows the Protection-First Consensus — 45% of the electorate — backs child safety at maximum intensity and pairs it with kitchen-table wins like Home Savings Accounts (77% support).

The Credentialed Left

ABDUL EL-SAYED PUSHES TAXPAYER-FUNDED SEX CHANGES FOR CHILDREN...

Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed is out pushing taxpayer-funded sex-change surgeries for kids. This is the Democratic Party more radical than ever — out of step even with its own base and proving why midterm stakes could not be higher. APP started this fight in 2015 with market research showing massive opposition to embedding gender ideology in civil rights law. Terry: "Girls should grow up knowing they can compete, train, and win without having to share a locker room or the podium with a man."

Affordability

PARENTS DROWNING IN DEBT TO KEEP UP WITH BACK-TO-SCHOOL JONESES...

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New research shows parents skipping mortgage and utility payments, gambling, pawning items, and racking up debt just to buy designer back-to-school gear for their kids. This is the family economy under strain that APP is built to fight — the American family as bedrock with no dedicated political force until now. Terry Schilling, father of seven, is pushing expanded child tax credits, Home Savings Accounts, and real relief. Our poll shows 77% support for Home Savings Accounts. Colleges must prove a degree is worth the debt instead of creating the next bailout.


TERRY TALKS FAMILY FIRST ECONOMY WITH RUSS VOUGHT...

APP President Terry Schilling joined Russ Vought to lay out the Family First Economy — child safety first, then kitchen-table tools like Home Savings Accounts that deliver real wins without cultural baggage. Voters want leaders who do something useful for their families. That's the opening.

Elections

TIFFANY AD WINS TERRY'S FIRST A+ OF THE CYCLE: KIDS WHO CAN READ, HOMES YOU CAN OWN...

Terry Schilling graded the campaign ad wars with Rachel Campos-Duffy on Fox & Friends Weekend and handed Rep. Tom Tiffany the first A+ of the cycle for his Wisconsin governor ad: "Kids who can read. Prices you can see. A home you can own." The ad goes straight at the literacy crisis — seven in ten Wisconsin fourth graders can't read at grade level. That's the family agenda in twelve words, and Terry's verdict says it all: "Every Republican should be running on this agenda!"

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FOR YEARS NOW, SOME HOSPITALS AND HEALTHCARE PROVIDERS HAVE BEEN SUBJECTING CHILDREN TO...

JD Vance on X: For years now, some hospitals and healthcare providers have been subjecting children to horrific, experimental treatments in service of radical gender ideologies. Today, thanks to the Wolves in White Coats report released by @HHSGov, we know why: profit. It turns out that convincing vulnerable children to reject their gender can create patients for life, earning hospitals tens of thousands of dollars in additional revenue per child. The report contains deeply disturbing allegations, and I encourage every American and every parent, to read it. More than just pushing these procedures on kids, hospitals and providers may have been defrauding Medicaid and private insurers by using misleading or fraudulent billing codes to get insurance to cover the costs.


Life & Family

THIS ADMINISTRATION WILL NOT STAND IDLY BY WHILE SOME IN THE MEDICAL COMMUNITY HARM OUR...

JD Vance on X: This Administration will not stand idly by while some in the medical community harm our children in search of profit. That is why today I am referring this matter to the Department of Justice to launch a federal criminal investigation. We will stop this fraud and restore trust in public health. Thanks to @SecKennedy, @ADM_Christine and @AGToddBlanche for their tremendous work to shed light on the disastrous consequences of these radical practices. I look forward to working with @TheJusticeDept to ensure we hold anyone who has violated federal law accountable.


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