Monday, November 9, 2026 3:50PM CST
The GAO, an investigative arm of Congress, on Monday released a report examining USDA's plans to reorganize several agencies, including relocating thousands of staff to regional offices around the country. The report also broke down the 18,000-person decline in USDA employees, about 20% of the department's workforce, since the beginning of the Trump administration.
Tuesday, November 10, 2026 1:43PM CST
Federal prosecutors charged a California agricultural lender with fraud, alleging he diverted farm-loan refinancing proceeds and used unauthorized loans in a $64 million scheme.
