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Wednesday, April 02, 2025
In his confirmation hearing Wednesday, Sen. Marco Rubio discussed trade frictions with Mexico, the U.S.-China strategic rivalry and the president-elect's concerns over Chinese actions around the Panama Canal.
President Joe Biden took on food companies over pricing and forcefully challenged Republicans and Donald Trump over the border, the economy, China and other issues in the last State of the Union address of his term.
A key scheme involved in the bribery case against Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., angered the Agriculture Department but resulted in associates of the couple getting a lucrative monopoly on halal certification for U.S. beef exports to Egypt.
The Senate on Thursday confirmed USDA adviser Doug McKalip to be the Biden administration's chief ag trade administrator, one day after a key Senate Democrat lifted a hold on the nomination.
In advance of a congressional hearing today focused on concerns that the Food and Drug Administration’s oversight of food safety is dysfunctional, FDA Commissioner Robert Califf announced he is launching a “comprehensive evaluation” of the agency’s food programs.
