Health Jan 07 Here's what's in new dietary guidelines from the Trump administration By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press
Politics Dec 02 Trump administration says it will withhold SNAP from states led by Democrats if they don't provide recipient data Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Tuesday that the action is in the works because those states are refusing to provide requested information about the recipients, including their names and immigration status. By Geoff Mulvihill, Darlene Superville, Associated Press
Nation Oct 31 'You cannot crowdsource $8 billion.' Here's what to know about the lapse in SNAP benefits Even if the Trump administration funded the food assistance program immediately, experts tell PBS News that many of the 42 million SNAP recipients are unlikely to get their benefits on time. By Hannah Grabenstein
Politics Oct 31 WATCH: Johnson says Trump's demand to end filibuster 'not my call' House Speaker Mike Johnson said he texted with President Donald Trump after his late night demand to change the Senate rules to end the government shutdown. By Associated Press
Politics Jul 14 WATCH: Rollins and RFK Jr. announce U.S. ice cream makers will stop using artificial dyes by 2028 The move is the latest voluntary effort by U.S. food manufacturers to heed calls from the Trump administration to remove synthetic dyes over potential health concerns. By JoNel Aleccia, Associated Press
Feb 13 Senate confirms Brooke Rollins as Trump's agriculture secretary as tariffs and deportations loom By Matt Brown, Scott McFetridge, Associated Press Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports. Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Rollins says U.S. nutrition supplement programs should be 'effective and efficient' By Kenichi Serino Rollins said that it's "imperative to us that every taxpayer dollar that is spent in support of these programs ... is reaching its intended recipient, that that recipient is able to use it effectively and efficiently for true nutrition reasons."… Continue reading
Jan 23 WATCH: Brooke Rollins testifies at Senate confirmation hearing for agriculture secretary By Erica R. Hendry and Associated Press The former White House aide, who served as Trump's domestic policy chief during his first administration, previously served as the general deputy counsel and policy advisor for former Texas Gov. Rick Perry. Continue reading