Articles Tagged with ''Trump''

The White House imposes 50% tariffs on Canadian alcohol, dairy and automobiles, effective in 30 days.

President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass the SAVE America Act and urged Americans to call Capitol Hill and demand action on the bill that would require photo identification to vote in federal elections. The House Budget Committee has favorably reported its $95 billion reconciliation 3.0 package, which would provide up to $12 billion in farm aid, $10 billion for the GOP’s signature Save America Act and a total of $73 billion for the war with Iran. 

The House Budget Committee advances "reconciliation 3.0,” that includes up to $12 billion to distribute aid to farmers.

President Donald Trump is reversing course on a plan to charge a 20% toll for other countries' cargoes moving through the Strait of Hormuz, saying it will be replaced with lucrative trade and investment deals for the U.S. by various Gulf countries. 

The U.S. military, under orders from President Donald Trump, says it will resume a blockade on Iran in the Strait of Hormuz on Tuesday. The move, along with Trump saying the U.S. will charge other vessels a 20% toll for safe passage, further casts doubt on the interim peace deal between Washington and Tehran. 

A coalition including unions and nonprofits is challenging the Agriculture Department’s reorganization of agencies including the Food and Nutrition Administration and Agricultural Research Service, citing the department's own plan to allege that the reorganization is specifically designed to reduce personnel.

House Agriculture Committee Chairman Glenn "GT" Thompson, R-Pa., will formally introduce his Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act today, setting up what supporters hope will be the most significant opportunity for ag labor reform by Congress in years. The Supreme Court on Monday affirmed the president’s ability to fire the leaders of several independent agencies at will, overturning a 91-year-old precedent that had shielded them from executive influence.

President Donald Trump suspended duties on Moroccan phosphate Monday night through an executive order, prompting cheers from farm groups.

A new executive order signed by President Donald Trump seeks to promote precision ag techniques and expedite approval of new pesticide active ingredients. Trump signed the order shortly before hosting farmers for dinner at the White House Rose Garden. 

President Donald Trump made the biggest pitch for year-round E15 since his first term, calling on Congress to include the pro-ethanol measure in a nearly $88 billion legislative package to fund a raft of items, including the Iran war and $11 billion in financial aid for farmers. Members of Clean Fuels Alliance America gathered on Capitol Hill this week to stress the need to pass legislation to expand biomass-based diesel use in ocean-going vessels.