USDA says approximately 450,000 residents and commercial customers will benefit from new loans announced Thursday designed to improve rural electric services in the Carolinas as well as 15 other states. USDA says  from the loans . Acting Assistant to the …

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President Donald Trump says he is slapping a 5% tariff on all Mexican imports to pressure the country to do more to crack down on the surge of Central American migrants trying to cross the U.S. border. The tariff is …

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WASHINGTON (May 31, 2019) – Today, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler signed the final action that would remove the key regulatory barrier to using gasoline blended with up to 15% ethanol (E15) during the summer driving season and reform the …

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With the Trump administration using up to $1.4 billion to purchase commodities, nine U.S. Senators led by Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow are sharing concern over U.S. trade aid going to foreign companies. The group says the Department of Agriculture is …

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Mexico plans for quick ratification of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement, setting the process in motion following action by Canada earlier this week. That leaves the U.S. behind both in the process as the Trump administration has yet to formally introduce the …

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