Convincing Congress to pass the Farm Bill will be one of her early significant challenges. Brooke Rollins was confirmed by the Senate as secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) on Feb. 13 by a 72–28 vote. An advocate of family farms, Rollins was a Future Farmers of America state officer growing up. During
Musk said many government systems are running on old software and need to be updated. Elon Musk said on Feb. 12 that he is providing tech support to the White House, while criticizing outdated U.S. government systems and software that he said lack efficiency. Musk made the comments during a virtual appearance at the World
President Donald Trump’s plan to have the United States rebuild Gaza and relocate its population is the only viable option, the United Arab Emirates’ ambassador to the United States said. “I don’t see an alternative to what’s being proposed. I really don’t,” Yousef Al Otaiba said Wednesday at the World Governments Summit in Dubai. “So
The Senate voted 52–48 to approve Trump’s nominee to lead the nation’s most prominent health department. Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose nomination by President Donald Trump as secretary of health and human services was highly scrutinized by lawmakers, was confirmed to that post by the Senate on Feb. 13 in a 52–48 vote. Sen. Mitch
The program sought to hire ‘garden educators’ with a ‘commitment to social justice and anti-racism’ President Donald Trump signs executive orders (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images) The White House this week formally terminated the American Climate Corps, former president Joe Biden’s signature multimillion-dollar work program created to bolster his aggressive climate and green energy agenda, the Washington
Patel, whose nomination has been vociferously opposed by Democrats, was approved by a vote of 12 –10. His nomination now heads to the Senate floor. WASHINGTON—President Donald Trump’s nomination of Kashyap Pramod Vinod “Kash” Patel to be director of the FBI was advanced by the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee on Feb. 13, setting up a
The Senate on Thursday confirmed Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as Health and Human Services (HHS) secretary in President Donald Trump's cabinet.