In a decisive move to protect American taxpayer dollars and reaffirm national security priorities, the Republican-led House of Representatives has passed crucial legislation aimed at cutting off financial support to the Taliban. The No Tax Dollars for Terrorists Act (H.R. 260) outlines a firm U.S. foreign policy stance: to “oppose the provision of foreign assistance by foreign countries and nongovernmental organizations to the Taliban, particularly those countries and organizations that receive United States-provided foreign assistance.”

The bill, championed by Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), emerged from concerns voiced by Afghans still resisting Taliban tyranny.

“According to them, nearly all of the cash aid sent to Afghanistan ends up in the hands of the Taliban,” Burchett said on the House floor. “Mr. Speaker, they will hate us for free. We do not need to give them hard-earned American tax dollars.”

Under this legislation, the Secretary of State has 180 days to devise a strategy to halt international support to the Taliban, bolster aid to Afghan women and former U.S. allies, and provide comprehensive updates to Congress.

While Democrats reluctantly went along, Rep. Jonathan Jackson (D-Ill.) used the moment to take aim at President Donald Trump’s prior Afghanistan strategy:

“There is not a consensus about what the Trump administration is doing on Afghanistan, because they won’t tell us,” Jackson said. “We urgently need more information and assurances from the Trump administration about their priorities in Afghanistan and now Iran.”

Nevertheless, the measure passed the House by voice vote without opposition and now heads to the Senate.

In another win for America First energy policy, House Republicans passed the Protecting American Energy Production Act—a measure designed to prevent any president from banning oil and gas drilling without congressional consent.

The bill, introduced by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), prohibits a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") unless authorized by Congress. It passed 226–188, with every Republican voting in favor, while 118 Democrats tried—and failed—to block it.

The legislation is a direct response to former President Joe Biden’s sweeping bans, including one that blocked drilling on over 625 million acres of U.S. land and waters just weeks before leaving office.

“When President Biden took office, his administration took a ‘whole of government’ approach to wage war on American energy production, pandering to woke environmental extremists and crippling this thriving industry,” Pfluger stated after the bill passed.

“My legislation that passed today is a necessary first step in reversing Biden’s war on energy by preventing the federal government from banning the use of hydraulic fracturing.”

President Donald Trump, now serving his second term, has repeatedly vowed to restore energy dominance under his “drill, baby, drill” policy. If signed into law, this bill would safeguard American energy production from future radical environmentalist interference.

On Monday, Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum opened investigations into regulatory policies that "burden" domestic energy, targeting coercive green regulations and reversing Biden-era restrictions on oil leases.

Democrats in Disarray

As Republicans move forward with pro-America policies, Democratic support is crumbling—even among their own base.

A Quinnipiac University poll released Wednesday found that 53% of Democrats disapprove of how their own party’s lawmakers are handling business in Congress, while only 41% approve.

Among all registered voters, Democrats fared even worse: only 21% approve of their performance, while a staggering 70% disapprove—matching the record-low approval rating Quinnipiac has recorded since 2009.

In stark contrast, 79% of Republican voters approve of congressional Republicans, and even with all voters included, GOP lawmakers draw a higher 32% approval rating.