EXCLUSIVE: America First Policy Institute's 2024 financial reports revealed. The group's revenue jumps to $51M
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EXCLUSIVE: America First Policy Institute's 2024 financial reports revealed. The group's revenue jumps to $51M
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EXCLUSIVE: America First Policy Institute's 2024 990 Revealed -- Trump’s “Cabinet in Waiting ” Doubled Its Revenue to $51M in 2024
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America First Policy Institute nearly doubled its revenue to $51M in 2024, per new tax records obtained by Source Code. The docs show a massive election-year investment in the group founded and run by alumni of Trump’s first administration. www.source-code.org/p/exclusive-...
4/4 This wasn’t just about Chicago. IPI and Iron Light told their network they plan to replicate the strategy nationwide — using wedge issues to splinter Democratic strongholds.
3/4 IPI helped lead the 2018 Janus v. AFSCME Supreme Court case that gutted public-sector unions. After winning, plaintiff Mark Janus took a job at IPI — the group that helped bankroll his case.
2/4 In a private presentation obtained by Source Code, IPI’s marketing arm bragged about making CTU “toxic” — turning public sentiment against the union to derail progressive policies and fracture Democratic power.
1/4 A marketing firm tied to the right-wing Illinois Policy Institute (IPI) has spent years secretly working to sabotage the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) — and they have plans to take their playbook national. www.source-code.org/p/leaked-rec...
5/5 This raises questions about the revolving door between lawmakers and lobbying firms—and how former legislators like Mooney continue to shape policy in unofficial ways.
4/5 Capitol South founder Marty Irby praised Mooney during the presentation, noting their close relationship. CEA President Margaret Iuculano also expressed excitement, calling the team “powerful” for representing business concerns on the Hill.
3/5 Not publicly linked to Capitol South until now, Mooney is officially Senior Advisor at Competitive Markets Action (CMA), led by Capitol South’s president. In Feb 2024, CMA named Mooney “Legislator of the Year” for his perfect score on their issues.
2/5 Mooney shared insights from recent talks with lawmakers on the farm bill and tax policy. Though Capitol South insists Mooney was not lobbying, the presentation highlights how ex-lawmakers can exert unofficial influence behind the scenes.
1/5 In Feb 2025, former Congressman Alex Mooney (R-WV) gave a presentation to the Christian Employers Alliance on behalf of Capitol South, LLC — a well-known DC lobbying firm — from Capitol Hill. A recording was revealed by Source Code and @juddlegum.bsky.social open.substack.com/pub/sourceco...
🧵 8/ If you're a reporter and want the full memo, reach us at press@source-code.org or via Signal: SourceCode.23.
🧵 7/ The memo offers a rare inside look at how outside groups like AFP aim to steer Congress.
🧵 6/ AFP is now pushing a $20 million campaign, “Protect Prosperity,” aimed at extending Trump’s 2017 tax cuts, criticized for disproportionately benefiting the wealthy and corporations.
🧵 5/ Trump has openly clashed with the Kochs, calling them "globalists" and "a total joke." The Koch network invested big opposing Trump in the 2024 primaries, backing Nikki Haley instead.
🧵 4/ AFP also plans to deploy its massive grassroots network & financial muscle to support its chosen lawmakers - promising to bring “seasoned partners” + a ready-made policy infrastructure.
🧵 3/ A major focus: "combatting the rise of national conservatism" — a clear shot at the MAGA wing of the GOP. The document signals a coming ideological clash between Koch-aligned libertarians & right-wing populists.
🧵 2/ The memo reveals AFP’s intent to form “mutually beneficial” partnerships on the Hill
Support includes: Drafting legislation, preparing testimony & questions for hearings, + coordinating coalition letters.
🧵 1/ AFP positions itself as an outsourced congressional office — offering lawmakers pre-written bills, talking points, hearing questions & more. It promises a “personalized approach” with “customizable product options” to help its friends on the Hill.
🚨 NEW: Source Code has obtained a private "road map" memo from Americans for Prosperity (AFP), intended for incoming members of the 2025 Congress. The Koch-backed group lays out an aggressive strategy to shape Congress from the inside out. www.source-code.org/p/secret-mem...
🧵4/ As @davidcorn.bsky.social put it, the administration’s immigration policies are "a toxic brew of cruelty, absurdity, and danger.”
www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
🧵3/ In the same private speech, Homan praised Attorney General Pam Bondi’s aggressive stance on sanctuary cities: “Thank God, Pam Bondi's now in position,” adding, “Pam Bondi is going to sue the hell out of all of them.”
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🧵2/ At a February speech to the Council for National Policy (CNP), Homan insisted:
“You can’t demand due process and ignore the final decisions of the court. Then, due process means nothing.”
Now, he's contradicting himself.
🧵1/ On Fox News this week, Border Czar Tom Homan indicated the Trump administration would not return a wrongly deported man to the U.S.—despite his own past support for due process.
🧵 6/ Homan vowed to target sanctuary cities by doubling manpower and ramping up workplace raids, promising to "show them that they cannot bully us, intimidate us."
🧵 5/ As @stevebenen.com observed, Homan's attack on due process is "effectively putting the United States government on the same moral plane as violent felons."
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🧵 4/ He recently dismissed a judge’s ruling halting deportations, noting "I don’t care what the judges think.”
🧵 3/ Homan told CNP he supported due process, saying, “You can’t demand due process and ignore the final decisions of the court”—a stance he's since contradicted.
🧵 2/ Speaking to the Council for National Policy (CNP), a powerful network of right-wing leaders, Homan didn’t hold back. He criticized those opposing his deportation initiatives and vowed "they cannot stop us."