{"id":8957,"date":"2025-02-13T12:21:43","date_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:21:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/?p=8957"},"modified":"2025-02-13T12:21:44","modified_gmt":"2025-02-13T17:21:44","slug":"senate-confirms-agriculture-secretary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greatamericanewsdesk.com\/news\/senate-confirms-agriculture-secretary\/njackson\/2025\/02\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate Confirms Agriculture Secretary"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Just in&#8230;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>On Thursday, the Senate voted to confirm Brooke Rollins to lead the\u00a0Department of Agriculture\u00a0(USDA).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rollins was easily confirmed by the Senate shortly after Robert F. 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