Dec 20 Trump signs $867B farm bill without food stamp program cuts By Associated Press Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue says the regulation to tighten work requirements was a tradeoff for Trump's support for the bill. Continue reading
Dec 13 Hemp, high-speed internet and other highlights from the new farm bill By Maea Lenei Buhre, Patty Gorena Morales Congress passed a 10-year, $867 billion farm bill Wednesday that would reauthorize a variety of agricultural programs and food aid for low-income Americans. Here's a look at the other, lesser-known provisions that also made it into the bill. Continue reading
Dec 12 Watch 5:54 News Wrap: Gunman in French Christmas market attack still at large In our Wednesday news wrap, hundreds of police searched for the gunman behind a deadly attack at a famed Christmas market in Strasbourg, France, that killed at least two people. Also: The Senate advanced a resolution to end military support… Continue watching
Dec 12 Watch 4:41 What’s in the House’s $867 billion farm bill? The House has advanced a farm bill that would cost $867 billion over the next 10 years in a combination of subsidies and protections intended to support and stabilize American farmers. The legislation would boost assistance for dairy farmers, prevent… Continue watching
Dec 12 House passes farm bill and sends it to Trump’s desk By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press The House has easily passed the farm bill, a massive legislative package that reauthorizes agriculture programs and food aid. Continue reading
Dec 11 Watch 6:46 News Wrap: Senate passes farm bill after months-long stall In our news wrap Tuesday, senators passed a farm bill that will provide more than $400 billion in farm subsidies, and rejects stricter limits on food stamps. Also, a jury recommended life in prison for the man who killed a… Continue watching
Dec 11 Lawmakers reach farm bill compromise, clearing way for vote By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press The legislation sets federal agricultural and food policy for five years and provides more than $400 billion in farm subsidies, conservation programs and food aid for the poor. Continue reading
Nov 27 Watch 4:01 Saudi Arabia, criminal justice reform and Mueller top the congressional to-do list As Congress resumed after the Thanksgiving recess, it faced a long list of agenda items to tackle before year's end. Among the priorities are relations with Saudi Arabia, criminal justice reform and the Mueller investigation. Lisa Desjardins joins Judy Woodruff… Continue watching
Sep 03 Congress must consider Kavanaugh nomination, pay the bills By Kevin Freking, Matthew Daly, Associated Press Other items on the agenda when Congress returns Tuesday: passing a farm bill, renewing federal aviation programs, and grilling social media executives about foreign interference in their operations and whether they are biased against conservatives, as President Donald Trump has… Continue reading
Jun 28 Senate passes farm bill, setting up clash on food stamps By Juliet Linderman, Associated Press The Senate has passed a bill that makes modest modifications to existing farm programs while largely avoiding changes to food stamps, setting up a showdown with the House. Continue reading