Indiana rural health care crisis is front and center for state

Indiana represents the heartland of America. It’s a place where community ties run deep, where neighbors look out for each other, and where common sense and hard work define the character of its people. That’s why, with Indiana’s 2026 legislative session underway, Defend Forgotten America commissioned a poll of Hoosiers. As a nonpartisan organization committed […]

EXCLUSIVE: Conservative Org Urges Trump Admin To Close Loophole Allowing Blue States To Fund Child Sex Changes

A conservative organization is urging the Trump administration to close a loophole that allows blue states to fund sex-rejecting procedures for minors. While commending the Department of Health & Human Services’ decision to bar hospitals that offer gender transitions to children from participating in Medicare and Medicaid, the conservative group Defend Forgotten America warns this alone “does […]

Washington Reporter Jenn Pellegrino: Why I’m launching Defend Forgotten America

Growing up in rural upstate New York, I watched how my neighbors faced the consequences of policies formulated by elites in Washington, D.C. who knew little about the day-to-day challenges of their lives. While the factories that once anchored our towns shuttered their doors, Main Street storefronts went dark, and good-paying jobs that supported entire […]

RealClearPolitics New MAGA Weapon: ‘Fight Tanks’ for Rural America

Another conservative satellite has joined the Trump constellation. Jenn Pellegrino, formerly chief spokesperson for the America First Policy Institute, has launched twin think tanks in time for a brewing fight on Capitol Hill over health care and ahead of the coming midterms. The GOP is scrambling to build legislation from scratch to lower health care […]