Arkansas asks USDA to let it ban soda and candy from SNAP Arkansas officials are moving to ban soft drinks and candy from the program that helps low-income people pay for groceries The Independent UK · Apr 15, 2025
New SNAP: States pay more, you get less From slashed budgets to soda bans, a new GOP SNAP plan could leave millions hungry Salon · Apr 14, 2025
Mexico to send water to desperate Texas farmers amid Trump’s tariff threats Mexico sent less than 30 percent of required water under 1944 treaty to share resources The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2025
How the Senate is making it easier for national parks and forests to be sold An amendment that would oppose the sale of public lands failed over the weekend The Independent UK · Apr 8, 2025
As DOGE rips through the federal government, Texans wonder what it means for them Dozens of federal offices were expected to close in Texas, but the reality continues to shift. The Texas Tribune · Apr 8, 2025
Musk vs Navarro: Is the Trump team divided on tariffs? Elon Musk publicly clashes with Trump’s trade adviser Peter Navarro, calls for zero-tariff deal with Europe. Al Jazeera · Apr 7, 2025
Tariff backlash comes for Trump admin On the Sunday shows, hosts took Trump advisers to task over the president's tariff plans Salon · Apr 6, 2025
Senior Trump officials give conflicting lines on tariffs after markets turmoil Commerce secretary insists on CBS that tariffs will ‘stay in place’ as treasury secretary tells NBC negotiation is possible The Guardian - US · Apr 6, 2025
A bailout for farmers caught in Trump’s trade war is already being discussed. ‘If we don’t get something, it will be quite a disaster” During Trump's first term, farmers got $23 billion after an earlier round of tariffs. Fortune · Apr 6, 2025
Trump officials struggle to explain tariff strategy but claim Americans won’t feel ‘big effect’ Agriculture secretary dodges questions about Heard and McDonald Islands but tells Americans not to fear tariff effects The Independent UK · Apr 6, 2025
Trump administration rolls back forest protections in bid to ramp up logging President Donald Trump's administration has rolled back environmental protections around future logging projects on more than half of U.S. national forests under an emergency designation issued Friday that cites the dangers of wildfires The Independent UK · Apr 4, 2025
Egg prices were starting to recover. Tariffs could halt that. That omelet won't be getting much cheaper. Fortune · Apr 4, 2025
Trump: Tariffs "going very well" The president shook off the stock market carnage on Thursday and promised a turnaround Salon · Apr 3, 2025
Trump already weighing multi-billion-dollar tariff bailout for US farmers ‘With today's actions, we're also standing up for our great farmers and ranchers who are brutalized by nations all over the world,’ Trump said, after telling farmers last month to ‘have fun’ selling to Americans The Independent UK · Apr 2, 2025
Reason · Mar 25, 2025 Don't Bail Out Farmers Again Farmers will bear the brunt of Trump's trade war. That's a good reason to avoid tariffs in the first place, not an excuse for another bailout.
Roll Call · Mar 24, 2025 Trump’s efforts to lower egg prices gets overshadowed by more partisan moves - Roll Call While egg prices have dropped, Trump's ongoing push against foes and government agencies is drowning reports of that progress.
The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2025 Shell-shocked! Why eggs – and their rising price – are an American obsession Trump used their price as a campaign issue but has been unable to stop costs rising. Why do eggs matter so much?
Latin Times · Mar 22, 2025 Trump Admin Gets Backlash Over Policy Linking Food Stamps to Immigration Status: Report "The days in which taxpayer dollars are used to subsidize illegal immigration are over," said Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins in a memo reported by The Guardian
The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025 US agriculture department announces $100m in funding for bird flu vaccine research Research to be funded even as health secretary RFK Jr suggested letting disease run freely for birds to develop immunity
The Guardian - US · Mar 20, 2025 Trump administration ‘villainizes’ immigrant families with misleading directive on food aid Experts warn new directive could deter families from accessing food assistance, despite no changes to eligibility rules
The Guardian - US · Mar 19, 2025 Local food for schools helps farmers and kids. So why is Trump cutting funding? Agriculture department cuts to funding for local food in school meals betrays growers, kids and collective wellbeing
The Independent UK · Mar 15, 2025 How Trump could ‘dismantle’ decades of work to fix discrimination against Black farmers After decades of discrimination against Black farmers, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been trying to change course. That all could come to an end under Trump, Josh Marcus reports
The Independent UK · Mar 12, 2025 Tens of billions in Hurricane Helene aid to start by March 21 U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins has pledged to start paying out tens of billions in aid to victims of Hurricane Helene later this month
Fortune · Mar 12, 2025 Trump administration says egg prices are lower, but other data calls that into question Agriculture Secretary says prices have dropped by nearly $2 per dozen.
The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2025 Justice Department is now investigating soaring egg prices Federal investigators want to know if producers conspired to raise prices