GRAND FORKS, N.D. — North Dakota farm group representatives called for more certainty in U.S. ag trade policy, while U.S. Rep. Julie Fedorchak and a U.S. trade representative said tariffs and tough trade negotiations will pay off in the long run. U.S. Chief Agricultural Negotiator Julie Callahan fielded questions about Trump administration trade policies on […]
This coverage is made possible through a partnership between WABE and Grist, a nonprofit environmental media organization. Inside the vast QCells factory in Cartersville, Georgia, workers — and a bevy of robots — move ultra-thin slices of polysilicon through a lengthy series of machines and chemical baths to transform them into what are known as […]
The U.S. Congress recently wrapped up its work. North Dakota’s delegation is back in the state to convince constituents that the House and the Senate are not hamstrung by partisanship and, in the case of majority Republicans, are not mired in foolish fealty to an increasingly feckless president. North Dakota Sens. John Hoeven and Kevin […]
Federal small business loan limits should be dramatically increased to help farmers and manufacturers contend with rising equipment costs, U.S. Small Business Administration chief Kelly Loeffler said Thursday during an Indiana visit with U.S. Sen. Todd Young. Loeffler, a member of President Donald Trump’s cabinet, joined the Indiana Republican senator for a tour of an […]
Last month, the president of the state’s largest farm organization resigned. Members believe fresh leadership could help infuse energy into the organization.
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson has joined 24 Democratic-led states in suing the Trump administration over the latest round of sweeping tariffs. The U.S. Supreme Court invalidated Trump’s first round of tariffs in February, ruling that the executive branch doesn’t have the power to impose tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. Trump […]
The Trump administration’s demand for states to provide Social Security numbers, immigration status, and other private information on low-income residents who receive cash benefits is improper and unconstitutional, a group of mostly Democratic-led states alleges in a new lawsuit. Officials with 24 states, including Rhode Island, and the District of Columbia say in the complaint […]
Emily Scolnick is a 2026 Dow Jones News Fund intern at the Pennsylvania Capital-Star. Food bank executives and a union leader urged Democratic lawmakers to “protect SNAP at all costs” and help support Pennsylvania’s farming and agriculture industries amid rising costs at a committee hearing Friday. The state Senate Democratic Policy Committee meeting, led by […]
LAWRENCE — Democratic candidate Lauren Reinhold decided to run for Congress in Kansas after the Trump administration’s U.S. Department of Government Efficiency — better known as DOGE — eliminated her federal position. “It wasn’t about me losing my job,” she said. “It was about my commitment and faith in federal government, and watching what they […]
The Senate Majority PAC is investing an additional $17 million in Iowa, with plans to roll out a fall ad campaign criticizing U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson’s voting record in Congress as she runs for U.S. Senate. The Thursday announcement from the Senate Majority PAC, a super PAC supporting Senate Democrats and aligned with party leadership, […]
