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politico.com | Marcia Brown
Administration officials blocked publication of written analysis that normally accompanies the report because they disliked what it said about the deficit. A USDA spokesperson blamed the delay on an internal review. | Jose Luis Magana/AP Trump administration officials delayed and redacted a government forecast because it predicts an increase in the nation’s trade deficit in farm goods later this year, according to two people familiar with the matter.
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3 days ago | 
flipboard.com | Marcia Brown
16 hours agoElon Musk has hit out at President Donald Trump's signature tax and spending bill, describing it as a "disgusting abomination", in a widening rift between the two. The tech billionaire posted on X that the bill would add to the US budget deficit and saddle Americans with "crushing" debt. The budget, …
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3 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Marcia Brown
Trump administration officials delayed and redacted a government forecast because it predicts an increase in the nation’s trade deficit in farm goods later this year, according to two people familiar with the matter. The numbers run counter to President Donald Trump’s messaging that his economic policies, including tariffs, will reduce U.S. trade imbalances.
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2 weeks ago | 
politico.com | Marcia Brown
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2 weeks ago | 
politico.com | Carmen Paun |Chelsea Cirruzzo |Marcia Brown |David Lim
The Make America Healthy Again Commission Kennedy leads will release a strategy to combat chronic disease by summer’s end. On Capitol Hill, Kennedy has pointed the finger at some of America’s most iconic food companies, accusing them of making kids sick for profit. | Michael Conroy/AP A much anticipated report led by Health Secretary Robert F.
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2 weeks ago | 
politico.com | Carmen Paun |Danny Nguyen |Marcia Brown |Caitlin Oprysko
President Donald Trump’s embrace of an environmental activist long on the far left of the Democratic Party worked out great in last year’s election and most Republicans in Congress endorsed Trump’s decision to let Kennedy “go wild” on health care. But lately, they’ve asked him pointed questions about what’s coming in his Make America Healthy Again Commission’s report. Kennedy has said repeatedly he believes food companies make people sick for profit.
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2 weeks ago | 
politico.com | Marcia Brown |Ben Johansen |Sophia Cai |Irie Sentner
Welcome to POLITICO’s West Wing Playbook: Remaking Government, your guide to Donald Trump’s unprecedented overhaul of the federal government — the key decisions, the critical characters and the power dynamics that are upending Washington and beyond. | Subscribe | | | LATEST: DOGE sought access to a legislative branch agency for the fourth time last week, our KATHERINE TULLY-McMANUS reports.
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2 weeks ago | 
politico.com | Marcia Brown
With help from Jennifer Scholtes, Meredith Lee Hill and Samuel Benson — The House Budget Committee clears the way for Republicans’ sweeping tax and spending package to move forward. — Anti-hunger advocates warn the House’s cuts to nutrition assistance and other food programs will make people hungrier — and less healthy. — USDA tees up its reorganization plan for May 27, days after a court order barring further staff reductions is set to expire.
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1 month ago | 
politico.com | Marcia Brown
With help from Samuel Benson and Grace Yarrow— President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” could be in trouble. And here’s what the White House’s budget proposal would mean for food and agriculture. — EXCLUSIVE: The Center for the Environment & Welfare is launching a six-figure campaign against California’s animal welfare law known as Proposition 12. — USDA confirmed that more than 15,000 employees across the department have agreed to take the Trump administration’s offer to resign.
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1 month ago | 
politico.com | Marcia Brown
Their departures will affect how the department administers food safety and nutrition programs, conducts research and offers services to farmers. The resignations account for roughly 15 percent of USDA's overall workforce. | Jose Luis Magana/AP At least 15,000 Agriculture Department employees have taken the Trump administration’s offers to resign, according to a readout of a USDA briefing with congressional staff that was shared with POLITICO.
