We use cookies to provide you with a better experience. By continuing to browse the site you are agreeing to our use of cookies in accordance with our Privacy Terms and Cookie Policy
Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Friday, August 09, 2024
President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was dropping his re-election bid and endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris to replace him on top of the Democratic ticket. Biden said he would finish out his term.
The House will debate funding for USDA and FDA as lawmakers return from their break for the Republican National Convention, while the House Agriculture Committee this week will hold a hearing on farmers’ current financial situation.
The Republican National Convention is in the books. Republicans are leaving Milwaukee far more unified and optimistic than they were the first time Donald Trump was nominated for president, in Cleveland in 2016.
Former President Donald Trump, making his third acceptance speech since 2016, made sweeping promises Thursday night to protect American jobs from foreign competition, abolish the Biden administration’s “Green New Scam” clean energy policies and end illegal immigration.
The Republican National Convention wraps up tonight with Donald Trump’s acceptance speech, which comes amid some continued uncertainty about who will be running against him in November. The big question is what tone he will strike in the wake of his assassination attempt.
Republican vice presidential nominee and first-term senator JD Vance made a populist, America First case against President Joe Biden Wednesday night, tying him to trade deals that cost American jobs and pledging to stop the replacement of American workers with immigrant labor.
An Arizona ranching couple appeared at the Republican National Convention Wednesday to detail their experience with illegal immigration, which they say has surged five-fold on their border land under President Joe Biden.
Senate Agriculture Committee Republican Roger Marshall said Wednesday farmers would be better off if work on a new farm bill is punted into next year, when Republicans could be in control of the White House and both houses of Congress.
The Republican National Convention moves into its third day, with a focus on national security. But we can expect a continued focus on immigration and China as well as the Middle East.