Agriculture

Thanks to the U.S. sugar program, sugar beet and sugar cane farmers have had the advantage of minimum prices, cheap loans, and tariffs to keep out competitors — all at taxpayer expense. (iStock photo)

Beltway Confidential

Sugar subsidies are anything but sweet

February 6, 2018 9:24 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency is looking to complete 700 pesticide registrations over the next four years, according to the group. (iStock)

Energy and Environment

EPA forms posse to fix ‘broken’ endangered species regulations to speed up pesticide approval

John Siciliano -

January 31, 2018 11:17 pm

Infrastructure

An issue for infrastructure reform: Too much road salt

Ross Marchand -

January 29, 2018 5:01 am

Work requirements for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program are seen as one way to save money on the farm bill. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

Healthcare

Trump administration wants work requirements for food stamps

Kimberly Leonard -

January 24, 2018 8:44 pm

The Department of Homeland Security has submitted a notice that it plans to restrict those from Haiti from applying for certain temporary visas. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Crime

DHS plans to prohibit Haitians from applying for certain temporary visas

Diana Stancy Correll -

January 18, 2018 5:32 am

President Trump's nominee to lead the military healthcare system, Dean Winslow, has a history of being outspoken and taking political risks. (David B. Gleason / Wikimedia Commons)

Foreign Policy

Your survival guide to the coming blizzard of Pentagon papers

Jamie McIntyre -

January 14, 2018 5:01 am

The new GOP immigration bill, the Securing America's Future Act, creates an entirely new visa lottery system that would actually allow for the agriculture industry to bring in possibly hundreds of thousands of new workers annually. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Beltway Confidential

The House GOP immigration bill is big business populism

Ryan Girdusky -

January 13, 2018 5:01 am

Some analysts predict big gains for Democrats in November - even a takeover in the House, where Republicans have held the majority since 2010 and now enjoy a 21-seat advantage.

Campaigns

GOP agenda runs up against the midterms

Susan Ferrechio -

January 9, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump speaks at the American Farm Bureau Federation's Annual Convention in Nashville, Tenn.

Economy

Trump touts tax bill’s benefits to farmers: ‘Are you happy that you voted for me?’

Sarah Bedford -

January 8, 2018 9:46 pm

Business

Farming is going digital. Can antitrust law keep up?

Daniel Oliver -

December 20, 2017 5:01 am

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