Articles by Philip Brasher

Donald Trump, the frontrunner in the Republican presidential race, is calling for mass deportation of illegal immigrants and nationwide use of the e-Verify system to check the legal status of workers. Both policies, where they to be attempted, could have far-reaching im

Former Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley promised to fight agricultural mergers if hes elected president, and also touted his efforts to clean up the Chesapeake Bay, which has agricultural runoff issues similar to hose facing Midwest states. OMalley was one of two long

Republican Mike Huckabee pressed his populist pitch as he worked the crowd at the opening of the Iowa State Fair, kicking off the parade of presidential hopefuls who will appear at the event during its 11-day run. The former Arkansas governors insurgent message and social conserv

The American Farm Bureau Federation released maps it said showed the Clean Water Act would lead to a radical expansion in its jurisdiction, and another leading farm group called for the Obama administration to delay implementation of the measure.

Donald Trump has taken the among Republicans presidential candidates in Iowa as his GOP rivals prepare to make their pitches at the State Fair opening Thursday in Des Moines. Two polls taken after the Aug. 6 Fox News debates show Trump favored by 19 percent and 17 percent respecti

A federal appeals court has ordered the Environmental Protection Agency to act by Oct. 31 on a petition calling for a ban on the insecticide chlorpyrifos.

The McGovern-Dole school feeding programs is expanding to two additional countries and adding new projects in four others. The Agriculture Department on Monday announced seven new projects, two of them in Rwanda and Cote dIvoire, to go with the 28 existing projects. Rwand

Donald Trump came out combative in the first Republican presidential debate and drew boos right off the bat by refusing to pledge his support for the eventual GOP nominee if it s not him. The front-runner in the polls was at center stage, literally and figuratively, a

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell flatly ruled out a government shutdown this fall but was less certain on when Congress would revive expired tax benefits, including biofuel credits and the popular Section 179 expensing allowance. McConnell also ruled out taking up immigration reform&