A Texan is taking over the USDA as it targets funding for food stamps and school nutrition
For the first time, a Texan will be leading the U.S. Department of Agriculture, which runs federal nutrition programs like ...
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Tesla Name Quietly Removed From Federal Contract After Uproar
The State Department has suddenly deleted any mention of “Tesla” after facing massive backlash over its recent contract.
Congress could save Food for Peace by moving foreign aid from USAID to USDA
U.S. Rep. Tracey Mann has proposed a bill to save Food for Peace, the foreign food aid program with a Kansas legacy, by ...
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USDA Doubles Down on Global Hunger Relief—Key Programs Boost Education and U.S. Farming
On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced that the Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) is continuing its ...
USDA to resume support for Food for Progress projects
The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Friday that grantees of the Food for Progress aid program could resume their operations for agreements made in fiscal year 2024 or earlier, according to an ...
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Recently hired airport security chief abruptly resigns. What we know.
"It is our understanding that our director of security, Joe Perkins ... "Mr. Perkins did not notify his department head and direct report who found this development to be somewhat of a surprise ...
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Trump orders federal loans and grants paused. What we know so far.
It exempts assistance received directly by individuals, including Medicare and Social Security benefits. The memo refers to an executive order Trump signed on Jan. 20, which ordered department and ...
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Agriculture and Food Security
and improve long-term food security by strengthening food systems against the impacts of climate change and biodiversity loss. The assistance expands ADB’s already significant support for food ...
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Egg prices may reach record-high this year despite Trump's promises to lower food costs
The department said egg prices will increase more than 20% this year in its recent food outlook, while grocery prices overall are expected to increase by about 2%. The ongoing bird flu outbreak and ...
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Trump Administration Moves Swiftly to Shake Up Top Career Justice Dept. Ranks
Senior officials handling national security and public corruption at the department have been transferred to areas far outside their expertise, as have high-ranking employees overseeing ...
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Arizona officials investigating how inmate escaped minimum-security prison in Tucson
An inmate housed in a minimum-security Tucson prison has been detained after escaping early Saturday morning, according to the Arizona Department of Corrections, Rehabilitation and Reentry.
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State Department Freezes Most Foreign Aid
The State Department began freezing foreign aid as President Trump ordered earlier this week, but said it would exempt foreign military financing for Israel and Egypt as well as emergency food aid.