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Newly sworn-in Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins outlined her vision for reforming the agency, emphasizing efficiency and accountability. Brooke Rollins, the newly sworn-in secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), outlined her vision on Friday for reforming the agency’s 16 nutrition programs, emphasizing accountability, efficiency, and innovation, in a letter to state, tribal, territorial, and

Delivering on campaign pledge, president named Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum chair, and Secretary of Energy Chris Wright vice chair. President Donald Trump on Feb. 14 issued an executive order formally creating a National Energy Dominance Council, a White House panel that will coordinate and steer energy policy “to achieve energy dominance.” Trump vowed

The Trump administration is moving quickly to initiate a cease-fire and bring an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Following phone calls with his counterparts on Feb. 12, President Donald Trump announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy were ready to come to the negotiating table to begin carving out an