President Trump on Friday afternoon will host hundreds of farmers, ranchers and executives at the White House to outline his administration's agriculture agenda. During the event, he is expected to announce actions to assist U.S. farmers and food suppliers, including new guidance on farm equipment regulations and ways to cut costs within the industry, as energy and fertilizer prices rise amid the ongoing military operation in Iran. Trump will be joined by Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and Small Business Administration head Kelly Loeffler.
The House Ethics Committee has found Democratic congresswoman Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick of Florida committed numerous violations of House rules and ethics standards
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Senators approved a funding package early Friday morning for most of the Department of Homeland Security, a major step toward ending a 42-day partial shutdown, while leaving Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and parts of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) outside the bill after Republicans refused to agree to the list of reforms Democrats proposed to limit the behavior of officers engaged in immigration enforcement. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of New York said Democrats had “held the line” against funding ICE and CBP without reforms, while Majority Leader John Thune of South Dakota accused Democrats of choosing “politics over policy.”Although the package excludes ICE and parts of CBP, those agencies will continue…Open
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A bipartisan panel of House Ethics Committee members found Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) guilty of financial misconduct and other charges on summary judgment following a testy, hours-long hearing. Why it matters: The Ethics Committee will meet in mid-April to decide on appropriate punitive action, which could include fines, censure or even expulsion. - Rep. Greg Steube (R-Fla.) has said he plans to force a vote on expelling Cherfilus-McCormick as soon as the Ethics Committee process wraps up. - House Democratic leadership has argued such a step should not be taken until Cherfilus-McCormick's criminal trial is resolved — though their members are growing increasingly uncomfortable with the situation. - Cherfilus-McCormick,…
Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick illicitly funneled millions of dollars to her campaign and committed various campaign finance infractions, according to a House Ethics subcommittee
