Yesterday, the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee held its hearing to consider the nomination of Brooke Rollins to lead the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA). “The USDA plays a vital role in shaping agricultural policies that address the needs of both Americans and people around the world,

If confirmed, Rollins would take charge of the agency at a time when many farmers have seen their profits plunge and when the Forest Service is joining efforts to fight a wave of wildfires in

In an interview aired Wednesday night, Trump said he may withhold aid to California until the state adjusts how it manages its scarce water resources. He falsely claimed that California’s fish conservation efforts in the northern part of the state are responsible for fire hydrants running dry in urban areas.

Brooke Rollins attends a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...

Efforts by the U.S. Forest Service to fight wildfires in California shouldn’t be influenced ... to questions from a Senate panel, nominee Brooke Rollins also acknowledged that Trump’s plans ...

House Agriculture  Chairman Glenn “GT” Thompson indicated Monday he wants to limit cuts to SNAP that Republicans will try to make through the budget reconciliation process. But the panel’s new top Democrat,

Hegseth received a bachelor's degree in political science in 2003, where he also participated in the Army ROTC and published a campus publication titled The Princeton Tory. Hegseth later attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard ...

It’s summertime! Along with the positives might come a few negatives—like pinkeye, horn flies, and perhaps foot rot. Foot rot or “foul foot” is a necrotic infectious disease of cattle (and other livestock) which causes swelling and lameness in one ...

President-elect Donald Trump (R) announced lawyer and former head of Trump's Domestic Policy Council in his first presidential term Brooke Rollins as his nominee for secretary of agriculture on November 23, 2024. This presidential appointment requires ...

Day Four of the Trump administration opens in Washington, D.C. with a raft of Senate hearings including Trump's picks for the Departments of Energy and Interior as well as the EPA and VA. Also on the docket,

UnitedHealthcare has named a new CEO, after the December shooting death of former CEO Brian Thompson in New York City.