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Former TPPF leader Brooke Rollins confirmed by Senate for agriculture secretary
The Senate voted 72-28 to confirm her nomination. She easily sailed through the Senate Agriculture Committee earlier this month on a unanimous vote.
Brooke Rollins would ‘welcome’ DOGE audit of SNAP and other benefits programs
Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins suggested that Elon Musk and DOGE could be brought into USDA to look at SNAP and other food benefits programs.
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As the Trump Administration Shifts Strategy on Avian Flu, it’s a Complicated Issue in Need of a Long-Term Solution
Trump administration weighs new strategy to curb bird flu as public fumes over egg prices, shortages
Egg Prices Could Jump Another 41% This Year, USDA Says, as Trump's Bird Flu Plan Unveiled
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Senate confirms Brooke Rollins, longtime Trump ally, as agriculture secretary
Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump ... A conservative lawyer, Rollins also served in the final year of Trump’s first term as acting director of the White House's Domestic Policy Council. She was also among the speakers at the ...
US Senate confirms Brooke Rollins to lead the USDA
The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and former White House policy advisor who has expressed doubt about climate change, to lead the U.
Trump signals full support for Musk in first Cabinet meeting
Trump 2nd term live updates: VA begins reversing contract cancellations
President Donald Trump and members of his second administration are continuing their effort to swiftly remodel the federal government, including making far-reaching changes to personnel. The president on Tuesday is holding his first Cabinet meeting, where Elon Musk will also be in attendance.
Musk and His 'Humble Tech Support' Effort Get Star Turn at Trump's Cabinet Meeting
Elon Musk took a star turn at the first Cabinet meeting of President Donald Trump's new term, holding forth in a black “Make America Great Again” campaign hat on Wednesday about his role as “humble tech support” for the federal government — and laying out dire stakes if his cost-cutting efforts fail.
White House says some employees were fired by mistake
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 10 to advance Kash Patel's nomination to be FBI director to the Senate floor. Committee chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, offered a full-throated defense of Patel ahead of the vote. Several Democrats also spoke and reiterated their concerns with his nomination.
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USDA highlights Secretary Rollins’ busy first week on the job
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins wrapped up her first week on the job, hearing directly from farmers and ranchers
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White House scrambles to combat bird flu outbreaks and blasts Biden plan to ‘just kill chickens’
Trump’s economic adviser, Kevin Hassett, appeared on CBS’s Face the Nation on Sunday, saying that he’s preparing a plan to address the bird flu outbreak with Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins ... that the Biden White House’s plan "was to just ...
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Brooke Rollins confirmed as Trump’s agriculture secretary as tariff fights loom
WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday ... Rollins served as acting director of the White House Domestic Policy Council during Trump’s first term, where ...
Modi visits White House to talk trade after Trump reveals new tariff plan
The White House has just indicated reciprocal tariffs could be coming New Delhi's way. A new White House press release notes a trade imbalance with India, along with several other countries that the US accuses of taking "advantage" of American businesses.