Articles by Oliver Ward

Sign the papers, says Trump * Walnut Alliance comes to Capitol * FDA and food safety

Dockworkers and their employers announced Wednesday evening that they have reached a tentative agreement on a new labor contract, averting a strike at East and Gulf Coast ports.

Bird flu infections decline * National monuments along Colorado River * Farmers’ growing tariff concerns

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is scheduled to meet with more senators this week, including Republican and Democratic Senate Agriculture Committee members.

Companies serving the U.S. agriculture sector are bracing for trade frictions in early 2025 by frontloading imports and diverting shipments to ease the impacts of a possible port strike and tariff hikes.

The former and future president launched multiple free trade agreement talks in his first administration that analysts say he could revive in his second term.

President-elect Donald Trump insists he is not scaling back plans for an across-the-board tariff on U.S. imports, rejecting a Washington Post report suggesting aides are crafting a pared-down proposal.

Wonderful’s ongoing card check battle * Charging demands still an unknown * Trump digs in on tariff plan

House Speaker Mike Johnson is laying out an ambitious schedule for enacting President-elect Donald Trump’s agenda.

Welcome to the new year, and a new, GOP-controlled Congress. Lawmakers are facing some tough debates and choices when the 119^th Congress kicks off Friday, starting off with Mike Johnson’s bid for re-election as House speaker.