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Brooke Rollins appears poised for Senate confirmation after a Senate Ag Committee hearing where she strongly defended President Donald Trump’s policies while stressing repeatedly that she’ll work to protect U.S. agriculture.

Business owners still do not have to file beneficial ownership information with the Treasury Department even though the government persuaded the Supreme Court to stay an injunction blocking the requirement in the Corporate Transparency Act.

The House Agriculture Committee on Thursday released its subcommittee assignments for the new Congress.

The House on Thursday passed a bill to speed up environmental reviews for forest management and wildfire treatment projects following fires that that have ravaged Los Angeles in recent weeks. 

Ag Secretary-nominee Brooke Rollins is on Capitol Hill today for her confirmation hearing with the Senate Ag Committee. She’s expected to face questioning about bird flu, biofuel policy and nutrition assistance, among other issues. 

Nominations for three key Trump nominees moved to the Senate floor Thursday following a round of committee votes on picks for the Interior Department, the Environmental Protection Agency and the Energy Department. 

President Donald Trump used an appearance before government and business leaders to foreshadow broader tariff actions and accuse trade partners of taking advantage of the U.S.

Agriculture Secretary-nominee Brooke Rollins assured senators Thursday the Trump administration would provide another round financial aid if farmers are hurt by a trade war sparked by increased tariffs. She offered less assurance to farmers concerned about losing workers due to the administration's planned mass deportations. 

Agriculture Secretary-nominee Brooke Rollins will use her confirmation hearing Thursday to call for "immediately and comprehensively"  containing ongoing animal disease outbreaks, and she will pledge to serve all of agriculture and all Americans, according to her opening statement. 
 

The Agriculture Department has since 2019 lagged in finalizing new standards for salmonella or campylobacter in meat and poultry products, the Government Accountability Office said in a report Wednesday that recommended the agency assess human health risks that may stem from the lack of new standards.