Bush still objects to subsidies, but the bill contains more food relief. more >>

With crop prices at record highs, an important farmland conservation program is being threatened. more >>

As a new agriculture secretary is confirmed, questions remain about farming subsidies. more >>

The Senate today blocked an amendment that would cut farm subsidies and replace them with stronger crop insurance for all farmers. more >>

After a two-week Thanksgiving break, Congress will be back in action—or inaction—this week with a full agenda on its plate. more >>

With the Senate poised to take up the massive farm bill, Hollywood activist Alec Baldwin is pressuring presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton to vote in favor of programs to ban unhealthful snack foods from schools. more >>

With time running out before the Thanksgiving holiday and the continuing resolution to fund the federal government set to expire Friday, Congress, now more than a month into the new fiscal year, will be busy after Veterans Day keeping the government financially afloat and debating appropriations bills. more >>