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Oklahoma Attorney General Pruitt, who has led legal challenges to the Obama administrationPs Pwaters of the United States ruleP and greenhouse gas regulations, has been tapped by President-elect Donald Trump to run the Environmental Protection Agency. Pruit

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Congressional Republicans are trying this week to push a water resources authorization bill across the finish line along with a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running into next spring. GOP leaders want to wrap up the 114th Congress by this weekend

Roberts and Vice President-elect Mike Pence discussed possible options for agriculture secretary and undersecretary positions when Pence attended the GOP senators weekly luncheon on Tuesday.

The House Agriculture Committee says the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program can be improved by nudging recipients into jobs or better-paying work and by ensuring that they have access to healthful foods.

Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad, who describes himself as a longtime friend of Chinese President Xi Jinping, is President-elect Donald Trump's selection to be ambassador to China, a critical market for U.S. agricultural exports that Trump has threatened with trade actions&

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President-elect Donald Trump is already running into resistance from the House Republican leadership over his threat to impose stiff tariffs on companies that outsource jobs.

Farmers in California's drought-stricken Central Valley could get additional irrigation water in coming years under bipartisan provisions included in a congressional agreement to reauthorize water projects.

President-elect Donald Trump continues his search for key cabinet members this week, while lawmakers look to finish their work for the year by passing a stopgap spending bill to keep the government running into next year.