Articles by Sara Wyant

One week after lawmakers failed to find more than 50 Democratic votes in support of the American Jobs Act, S.1660, the White House push is on to break the measure into bite-size pieces and try, try again.

Leaders of the Senate and House Agriculture Committees sent a letter to the Joint Select Committee on Deficit Reduction recommending a $23 billion cut to mandatory spending within the committees’ jurisdiction today, but without providing details on how those cuts should be made.

The long-term solutions to global hunger and food security remain a challenge, according to a new Global Agricultural Productivity Report.

For many farmers and ranchers eager to expand export markets, this week could provide one of the biggest opportunities of the last decade.

The Center for Food Safety (CFS) announced its filing of a legal petition with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today

The U.S. Supreme Court convenes Monday and will face a number of high-profile cases, including whether or not to review an Appeals Court decision that said Congress exceeded its power when it passed a sweeping overhaul of our nation’s health care law in 2010.

After being stalled for years, President Barack Obama formally sent the legislation for three pending Free Trade Agreements with South Korea, Colombia and Panama to Capitol Hill this afternoon.

Lawmakers have through Friday, Sept. 30, to pass a stopgap funding bill or the federal government will be headed for another shutdown. But before that deadline arrives, expect another round of finger-pointing between Democrats and Republicans

Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, John Thune, R-SD, Dick Durbin, D-IL, and Richard Lugar, R-Ind. plan to introduce a comprehensive farm bill plan today

President Barack Obama plans to call for a new minimum tax rate on millionaires Monday, dubbed the “Buffett Rule” after Omaha, Neb., billionaire investor Warren Buffett, as part of his plan to create new jobs and rewrite the U.S. tax code.