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Shining Light on Farm & Food Policy for 20 Years.
Wednesday, March 26, 2025
The Senate Agriculture Committee hears today from representatives from major agricultural sectors on the health of the farm economy. The hearing, which will feature almost a dozen witnesses, comes as farmers grapple with multiple economic threats.
Former U.S. Trade Representative and trade policy architect Robert Lighthizer has so far been overlooked for key economic policy roles — a move some who worked closely with him say could hamper Trump's trade policymaking.
Peter Navarro will return to the White House in President-elect Donald Trump’s second term as senior counselor for trade and manufacturing, Trump announced on Wednesday.
The Republican National Convention kicks off Monday in Milwaukee in the wake of this weekend’s assassination attempt, as the GOP and former President Donald Trump could to have an even bigger audience than might have previously been expected for the event’s economic and immigration messages.
Mexican immigrants have gradually advanced from farmworker to become the most typical California strawberry farmer, but now they faces challenges over labor and affordable farmland.
China is threatening to retaliate once again against rising U.S. tariffs, but the Asian country has literally run out of U.S. exports to put new taxes on.
WASHINGTON, May 11, 2017 – Robert Lighthizer, an international trade lawyer schooled in fighting trade battles with China and other countries, easily won Senate confirmation as U.S. Trade Representative, putting in place the last major piece of President Trump’s trade team.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Farmers and ranchers are making sure that the White House and Capitol Hill know that they are worried about President Trump’s trade policy.
WASHINGTON, Mar. 15, 2017 - Robert Lighthizer promised Tuesday at a confirmation hearing to make the expansion of agriculture exports a priority if he’s confirmed as the next U.S. Trade Representative, but some lawmakers are still concerned about the Trump administration’s overall agenda.
