Azi Paybarah for Straight Arrow Politics 5m read We heard about soldiers at a ballot drop box, so we checked it out An image of National Guard members at a ballot drop box in Washington, D.C., drew concerns from local officials.
AP Photo/George Walker IV Law and Order 3m read 911 calls reveal half-hour delay in getting help to Christa Pike after failed execution It took about 30 minutes before prison officials confirmed the call was real and let first responders through the gates.
ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP via Getty Images Aug 30 5m read Trump says he wants to let ranchers process their own food. This is what agriculture groups have to say
CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images Aug 24 4m read Arizona cattle port reopens days after screwworm hits neighboring Sonora
Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu via Getty Images Aug 14 5m read Firefighter entrapments are at a two-decade high for this point in the year
Tim Boyle/Getty Images Jul 21 4m read States overhaul EBT cards to combat scammers after billions lost
AP Photo/Eric Gay Jun 28 3m read New sterile fly facility opens as screwworm cases prompt heightened response
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Jun 17 4m read Mississippi volunteers for Vance’s fraud task force in face of SNAP penalties
Brandon Bell/Getty Images Jun 10 6m read White House and data at odds over who’s to blame for screwworm invasion
Denise Bonilla | U.S. Department of Agriculture via AP Jun 9 3m read A flesh-eating maggot is spreading. The beef industry is watching closely
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Apr 2 5m read USDA plans to move Forest Service HQ to Utah. What happens now?
Smith Collection/Gado/Getty Images Feb 1 2m read New SNAP work requirement changes take effect Feb. 1, millions could lose benefits
REUTERS/Evelyn Hockstein Jan 15 4m read Brooke Rollins’ ‘$3 meal’ comment was ridiculed, but she’s right. Here’s the math
Andrew Harnik/Getty Images Dec 2, 2025 2m read USDA to withhold SNAP benefits from Democratic states refusing to share data
Anna Moneymaker/ Getty Images Dec 1, 2025 5m read USDA Secretary wants to ‘deconstruct’ SNAP. Changes are already happening
Mario Tama via Getty Images/USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect Nov 14, 2025 5m read Who got paid in the shutdown — and who didn’t? Plus, SNAP rules tighten
Straight Arrow News Nov 13, 2025 5m read America’s appetite for beef grows while cattle supply hits a 70-year low
BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/Contributor via Getty Images Nov 13, 2025 3m read Trump admin to fire USDA employee who discussed shutdown on MSNBC
Levine-Roberts/Sipa USA via Reuters Connect Nov 10, 2025 1m read Appeals court rules Trump administration can’t withhold $4 billion in SNAP funding
Courtesy of the King family Nov 8, 2025 5m read USDA backing Washington ranchers in standoff with state authorities
Anthony Behar/ Sipa USA via Reuters Nov 6, 2025 3m read Trump admin ordered to fully fund SNAP benefits for November
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images Nov 5, 2025 3m read How the battle over SNAP benefits affects local grocers
