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President Donald Trump’s Department of Homeland Security has pulled back on immigration enforcement at agricultural operations, following up on remarks he made about the importance of allowing farmers to retain employees.

Senate Republicans will try to put the final touches on their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill during a work week shortened by the Juneteenth holiday, while trade discussions are expected to be on the agenda as President Donald Trump and Treasury Scott Bessent attend the G7 meeting this week in the Canadian Rockies. 

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed Renewable Volume Obligations for fuels that exceed recent industry requests, along with incentives for domestically produced fuels.

The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to release the next proposed set of renewable volume obligations for fuels this morning, with briefings scheduled for Hill offices and industry leaders ahead of the official release.

President Donald Trump on Thursday ordered heads of the Army Corps of Engineers and the Energy, Interior and Commerce departments to pull out of Biden-era agreements intended to halt litigation over salmon declines in the Columbia and Snake River system.

Tariff hikes and U.S.-China trade tensions since January have triggered net export losses of around $2 billion for U.S. farmers, a new study finds, with lost Chinese sales dwarfing modest gains elsewhere.

President Donald Trump, citing pressure from the agriculture and hospitality sectors, said Thursday farmworkers who are in the country illegally shouldn't be deported and reiterated that the administration would be taking action on the issue. "We’re going to have an order on that coming out soon," he said.

Senate Republicans are out with the agriculture provisions of their budget reconciliation bill. The farm program provisions track closely with what’s in the One Big Beautiful Bill passed by the House in May, including increases in reference prices and authorization for a voluntary base update.

Food for Peace would not be integrated into USDA under an amendment approved by the House Appropriations Committee during a markup of the fiscal 2026 spending bill.

President Donald Trump and his cabinet officials are touting what they’re describing as a “deal” with China to preserve a truce negotiated last month, with officials arguing the pact can pave the way for further talks on ag trade provisions.