Olivia M. Bridges

President Donald Trump fired the two Democrats on the Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday, leaving only two members of a five-person agency that is traditionally independent of the White House. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter and Alvaro Bedoya disclosed the firings, and […]

The Agriculture Department on Wednesday said it will spend $1 billion to tackle the bird flu in a campaign to address soaring egg prices that appears, in a departure for the administration, to acknowledge the importance of imports to keep

​The Senate voted, 56-43, Wednesday to confirm Jamieson Greer to be the U.S. trade representative, a post where he’ll initially be tasked with developing a plan to impose reciprocal tariffs on trade partners on a case-by-case basis. Greer will carry

House Agriculture Committee ranking member Angie Craig, with one eye on a Senate run in 2026, faces a daunting task in delivering legislative benefits to her constituents in the next two years. Craig, D-Minn., became the panel’s top Democrat just

​The Senate on Thursday confirmed Brooke Rollins to be Agriculture secretary by a vote of 72-28, giving her the reins of a department trying to distribute $10 billion in recently appropriated farm aid and tackle the bird flu outbreak. “America’s

President Joe Biden blocked the nearly $15 billion bid by Japan-based Nippon Steel Corp. to acquire United States Steel Corp., citing national security concerns. The Biden administration issued an order on Friday prohibiting the purchase of U.S. Steel on the

Brooke L. Rollins is posed to tackle foreign investments in U.S. agricultural land if confirmed as Agriculture secretary, but she will face some limitations on the scope of her power to do so. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Nov. 23

President-elect Donald Trump’s announcement of tariff plans sparked criticism Tuesday from Mexico, Canada and China and raised questions about whether the moves would violate international trade agreements — including one he renegotiated in his first term. Trump posted on social

California Democratic Rep. Jim Costa will challenge House Agriculture ranking member David Scott of Georgia — who has been absent recently because of health problems — to be top Democrat on the panel next Congress. Costa is the second-highest ranking

The Senate Agriculture Committee on Monday released its long-awaited farm bill draft text with a little more than a month before funding for many farm programs dries up on Dec. 31. The release of the Senate bill could ramp up