Politics
Brooke Rollins confirmed as USDA chief
The Senate voted 72-28 on Thursday to confirm Brooke Rollins’ nomination to serve as U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. All Republicans agreed to pass Rollins, but more Democrats voted against her than expected — including Sens. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) and Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.), who initially helped advance her out of the Senate Agriculture Committee to the full Senate floor…
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