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Georgia university leaders ask NCAA to ban transgender women from sports

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The regents who govern Georgiaโ€™s public universities and colleges want the NCAA to ban transgender women from participating in womenโ€™s sports.

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Kemp done being underestimated, aims to steer GOP past Trump

Read full article: Kemp done being underestimated, aims to steer GOP past Trump

Georgiaโ€™s Brian Kemp is done being underestimated.

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Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

Read full article: Shorter voting window could cut turnout in Georgia runoff

There will be only four weeks before the Dec. 6 runoff in Georgia between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican Herschel Walker for U.S. Senate.

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Georgia's dogged and focused Kemp overcomes Trump and Abrams

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Georgia Republican Brian Kemp is arguing that his no-drama conservative approach is the way forward for the GOP as he celebrates his reelection as governor.

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Report: Trump officials, meat companies knew workers at risk

Read full article: Report: Trump officials, meat companies knew workers at risk

A new Congressional report says that at the height of the pandemic, the meat processing industry worked closely with political appointees in the Trump administration to stave off health restrictions and keep slaughterhouses open even as COVID-19 spread rapidly among workers.

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Perdue invokes Trump election lies in Georgia GOP primary

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Former U.S. Sen. David Perdue is building his campaign around Donald Trump and veering to the right as he tries to unseat Republican Gov. Brian Kemp in a May 24 GOP primary.

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Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

Read full article: Trump returns to Georgia confronting test of his grip on GOP

Donald Trump wants to use Novemberโ€™s midterm elections to solidify his continued dominance of the national Republican Party.

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Perdue gears up for primary brawl with Georgia GOP governor

Read full article: Perdue gears up for primary brawl with Georgia GOP governor

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp is likely to face a prominent challenger for the 2022 Republican primary for governor, former Sen. David Perdue.

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In Georgia, Kemp sets out to mend fractured GOP

Read full article: In Georgia, Kemp sets out to mend fractured GOP

Brian Kemp often tells supporters to โ€œkeep choppinโ€™ wood,โ€ his way of urging a calm, deliberate approach โ€” even in politics.

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Democrats seizing growing power to run for statewide offices

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Boosted by President Biden's win and two U.S. Senate victories, high-profile Democratic candidates in Georgia are running for statewide office in a way unseen in years.

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A look at how Biden's Cabinet nominees fared Tuesday

Read full article: A look at how Biden's Cabinet nominees fared Tuesday

(Graeme Jennings/Pool via AP)WASHINGTON โ€“ President Joe Biden's Cabinet is starting to fill out, with nominees for agriculture secretary and United Nations ambassador gaining Senate approval Tuesday. โ€œAnd thatโ€™s what we intend to do.โ€Schumer couldnโ€™t resist a jab at former President Donald Trump, saying that all Bidenโ€™s nominees are โ€œundoubtedly qualified for their positions, a stark departure from the caliber of nominees the Senate was made to consider during the previous administration.โ€But one of Biden's nominees, Neera Tanden to lead the White House Office of Management and Budget, is clearly in trouble in the evenly divided Senate. Currently California's attorney general, Becerra appeared Tuesday before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. โ€œI'm not sold yet,โ€ Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina, the ranking Republican on the health committee, said, addressing Becerra. ___INTERIORRep. Deb Haaland, Biden's nominee to lead the Interior Department, fielded sharp questions from Republicans over what some called her โ€œradicalโ€ ideas that include opposition to fracking and to the Keystone XL oil pipeline.

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Vilsack confirmed for 2nd stint as US agriculture secretary

Read full article: Vilsack confirmed for 2nd stint as US agriculture secretary

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2020, file photo former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who the Biden administration chose to reprise that role, speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON โ€“ The Senate on Tuesday voted overwhelmingly to confirm Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary, his second run at the Cabinet post. The former Iowa governor spent eight years leading the same Department of Agriculture for former President Barack Obama's entire administration. โ€œWeโ€™re going to be a USDA that represents and serves all Americans,โ€ Vilsack said after the vote. AdWith systemic racial inequity now a nationwide talking point, Vilsack also envisioned creating an โ€œequity task forceโ€ inside the department.

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Black farmers unconvinced by Vilsack's 'root out' racism vow

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AdJohn Boyd Jr., a Virginia farmer who is president of the National Black Farmers Association, has voiced his concerns during several conversations with the nominee. AdSome Black farmers want Biden to sign an executive order they drafted halting foreclosures on Black-owned farms and making other civil rights reforms. But Vilsack's supporters contend lending to Black farmers was prioritized during his time at the department. At the beginning of Obama's first term, USDA made 557 direct farm loans to Black farmers, representing less than 2.4% of all direct loans. By 2015, that number had risen to 945 loans, with nearly 3.4% of direct loans going to Black farmers.

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Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push

Read full article: Agriculture secretary nominee Vilsack endorses biofuels push

FILE - In this Dec. 11, 2020, file photo former Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, who the Biden administration chose to reprise that role, speaks during an event at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)WASHINGTON โ€“ Tom Vilsack, President Joe Biden's nominee for secretary of agriculture, pledged Tuesday to focus on climate change initiatives and work to address racial inequities in agricultural assistance programs. Vilsack, who testified before the Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee, would bring much on-the-job experience to the position. In addition to serving two terms as the governor of Iowa, he spent eight years as President Barack Obama's Agriculture Secretary. But if you donโ€™t have a grocery store, what then?โ€AdVilsack seems to enjoy bipartisan support and faced no serious criticism from Republicans on the committee.

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Perdue seeks payoff from Trump loyalty in Georgia runoff

Read full article: Perdue seeks payoff from Trump loyalty in Georgia runoff

โ€œHeโ€™s not flamboyant,โ€ said Alec Poitevint, a Georgia businessman and GOP activist who serves as Perdueโ€™s campaign chairman. Perdue's runoff campaign has focused on ensuring Trump's base shows up to vote again. Though Perdue hasnโ€™t repeated Trumpโ€™s election fraud claims, he backed a failed Texas lawsuit that sought to invalidate Bidenโ€™s victory in Georgia. After the โ€œAccess Hollywoodโ€ recording of Trump boasting about groping women surfaced in the 2016 campaign, Perdue acknowledged that โ€œthis guy's no choir boy." Aside from rallies with Trump and Vice President Mike Pence, Perdue has sought to avoid the media spotlight.

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Tom Vilsack faces new challenges as he returns to old job

Read full article: Tom Vilsack faces new challenges as he returns to old job

President-elect Joe Biden has selected Vilsack to reprise that role in his administration. Vilsack โ€œhas the necessary qualifications and experience to steer the agency through these turbulent times,โ€ said Rob Larew, the president of the National Farmers Union. Then mayor of Mount Pleasant in southeast Iowa, Vilsack volunteered for the up-and-coming Biden before he exited the presidential race. Despite that, in 2007, after his own brief presidential campaign, Vilsack endorsed Hillary Clinton, even with Biden also running. In his endorsement, Vilsack called Biden โ€œa man with empathy, and a man who has the heart of a president.

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In Georgia, Republicans juggle Biden win and Trump loyalties

Read full article: In Georgia, Republicans juggle Biden win and Trump loyalties

(AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)GAINESVILLE, Ga. โ€“ Twin Georgia Senate runoffs have Republicans in a quandary. They could admit President Donald Trump lost his re-election bid and turn all attention to salvaging a Senate majority to counter President-elect Joe Biden. โ€œIโ€™m here because I stand with President Donald Trump,โ€ Pence declared in Gainesville, Georgia. Brian Kemp, himself a former Georgia secretary of state, on social media. The 60-year-old came to see Pence, Loeffler and both Perdues, but made clear she was there because of her loyalties to the president.

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McEnany wears 2 hats as WH press secretary, campaign adviser

Read full article: McEnany wears 2 hats as WH press secretary, campaign adviser

White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany speaks during a news conference at the Republican National Committee, Monday, Nov. 9, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

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McEnany wears 2 hats as WH press secretary, campaign adviser

Read full article: McEnany wears 2 hats as WH press secretary, campaign adviser

WASHINGTON โ€“ A White House press secretary who refers questions to the White House? Kayleigh McEnany is wearing two hats, one as a Trump 2020 campaign adviser and the other as the White House press secretary, charged with articulating the administrationโ€™s policies and positions to the press and the public. โ€œWell, I havenโ€™t spoken to the president about that, so that would be a question more for the White House,โ€ she said. Joe Lockhart, who served as White House press secretary under President Bill Clinton, tweeted that McEnanyโ€™s โ€œbehavior is both outrageous and damaging.โ€ He called for House lawmakers to conduct an inquiry. Bookbinder said McEnany bolstered her position by not taking a question about White House policy in the Fox interview.

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Some Republicans attack Georgia votes, provide no evidence

Read full article: Some Republicans attack Georgia votes, provide no evidence

ATLANTA โ€“ Some Republicans renewed their attacks Monday on Democrat Joe Biden's lead over President Donald Trump in Georgia, with U.S. Sens. Perdue and Loeffler offered no evidence and gave no specific examples of illegal votes or fraud, and their campaigns did not respond to requests for further comment. โ€œDoes it rise to the numbers or margin necessary to change the outcome to where President Trump is given Georgiaโ€™s electoral votes? "He has failed the people of Georgia, and he should step down immediately.โ€Other Republicans have been more cautious, with Gov. โ€œWe must count every legal vote and cast out every illegal vote in the state of Georgia,โ€ Sonny Perdue said.

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Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

Read full article: Trump tests limits as Cabinet members fan out to key states

(AP Photo/John Flesher)WASHINGTON โ€“ Education Secretary Betsy DeVos planned a โ€œMoms for Trumpโ€ rally in her home state of Michigan. It's long been one of the benefits of incumbency that a president can enlist his Cabinet to promote administration accomplishments. โ€œThe Trump administration has completely obliterated that line," said Austin Evers, executive director of American Oversight, which describes itself as a nonpartisan watchdog organization. "The White House is now the seat of government, where the president lives, and one of his chief campaign props. โ€œThe Trump administration takes the Hatch Act seriously and all events are conducted in compliance with the law,โ€ White House spokesman Judd Deere said.

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USDA head cited for breaking law by backing Trump reelection

Read full article: USDA head cited for breaking law by backing Trump reelection

WASHINGTON โ€“ A federal watchdog agency has concluded that Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue violated the law in advocating for the reelection of President Donald Trump during an August visit to North Carolina. The Office of Special Counsel called on Perdue to reimburse the government for costs associated with his participation in the event. The Hatch Act prevents federal employees from engaging in political activities while they are on the job. The Trump White House has been dismissive of alleged violations of the act over the years. Chief of Staff Mark Meadows told Politico in late August that โ€œnobody outside of the Beltway really caresโ€ about Hatch Act concerns that were raised during the GOP nominating convention.

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House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown

Read full article: House easily passes stopgap funding bill, averting shutdown

The final agreement gives the administration continued immediate authority to dole out Agriculture Department subsidies in the run-up to Election Day. This is cash flow to mom and pop businesses all over rural America," said Texas Rep. Michael Conaway, top Republican on the House Agriculture Committee. Trump announced a new $13 billion allotment of bailout funding at a political rally in Wisconsin last week. But the financial fix had been passed before, and other Democrats, including endangered House incumbents in states like Iowa and Minnesota, pressed for it. In the past, both Democrats and Republicans have sought to use government funding deadlines and must-past temporary funding bills as leverage to try to win concessions elsewhere on Washington's agenda.

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Trump convention blurs official business and politics

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But if the event were held in the West Wing or in another area of the White House that is regarded as a federal room, White House officials would be prohibited from attending even while off-duty. The officials said the events on the White House grounds were consistent with previous presidents using the White House residence for political videos. Any government employees who may participate will do so in compliance with the Hatch Act, White House spokesman Judd Deere said in a statement. "Political parties come and go, but it doesnt belong to one political party or the other.The Trump administration is hardly the first to mix business with politics. The Trump administration has repeatedly stepped over the line, ethics experts said.

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Iowa farmers unsure what's next after winds flatten corn

Read full article: Iowa farmers unsure what's next after winds flatten corn

Licht said the extent of damage to Iowa corn is probably worse than during a 2012 drought. Corn damage varies. About 95% of Iowas corn crop was insured. Although Struthers' corn is leaning at a 45-degree angle, he expects he'll be able to harvest it. Licht, the Iowa State professor, said hes concerned about the physical and emotional toll such losses could mean for farmers.

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US Sen. Stabenow urges USDA to extend food program waivers

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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will not continue to provide food program waivers that have ensured students are fed while schools are closed during the coronavirus pandemic unless Congress acts, U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan warned Tuesday. Some children get their only meals at school. Should Congress choose to go in this direction, USDA stands ready to provide technical assistance.The USDA did not return a request for further comment Tuesday. She said she hoped it was not coming from the Trump administrations push to put students back in schools for in-person instruction. Report for America is a nonprofit national service program that places journalists in local newsrooms to report on undercovered issues.

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Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil

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PORTLAND, Maine At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in the recent weeks since rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier's operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said. The Postal Services media contact for the Eastern U.S. did not immediately return a Press Herald reporters message Wednesday. The Postal Service is the only entity that ships live chicks and other small animals and has done so since 1918, according to the services website. Rural Americans, including agricultural producers, disproportionately rely on USPS for their livelihoods, and it is essential that they receive reliable service, Pingree said.

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Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil

Read full article: Thousands of chicks arrive dead to farmers amid USPS turmoil

PORTLAND, Maine At least 4,800 chicks shipped to Maine farmers through the U.S. Postal Service have arrived dead in recent weeks after rapid cuts hit the federal mail carrier's operations, U.S. Rep. Chellie Pingree said. Postal Service. The Postal Service is the only entity that ships live chicks and other small animals and has done so since 1918, according to the services website. Rural Americans, including agricultural producers, disproportionately rely on USPS for their livelihoods, and it is essential that they receive reliable service, Pingree said.

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Worker advocates file meat plants discrimination complaint

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A group of worker advocacy organizations has filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in workplace racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. The complaint alleges the companies adopted polices that reject U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention guidance on distancing and protective gear on meat processing lines. The complaint says the operating procedures have a discriminatory impact on mostly Black, Latino, and Asian workers. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall, file)Several worker advocacy organizations have filed a civil rights complaint with the U.S. Department of Agriculture alleging that meat processing companies Tyson and JBS have engaged in racial discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic. Tyson has received more than $109 million from USDA programs this year and JBS more than $45 million, the complaint said.

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Trump Cabinet members look to reassure battleground voters

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With President Donald Trump confronted by skyrocketing joblessness and the coronavirus pandemic as he campaigns for reelection against Democrat Joe Biden, members of his Cabinet are busy making time in pivotal states. They are carrying a message to voters about what the Trump administration is doing for them. A Trump campaign spokesperson did not respond to questions about the Cabinet members' trips. Biden campaign spokesperson Michael Gwin accused the Trump administration of focusing on "scoring political points, not delivering for the people they work for. It was unclear whether the Trump campaign or the federal government paid for Bernhardt's costs on the trip.

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Meatpacking safety recommendations are largely unenforceable

Read full article: Meatpacking safety recommendations are largely unenforceable

FILE - In this May 7, 2020, file photo, workers leave the Tyson Foods pork processing plant in Logansport, Ind. Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have little enforcement muscle behind them, fueling anxiety that working conditions could put employees' lives at risk. Major meatpackers JBS, Smithfield and Tyson have said worker safety is their highest priority. The pandemic is the most massive workers safety crisis in many decades, and OSHA is in the closet. After Trump's executive order developed with input from the industry the Labor Department and OSHA said OSHA would use discretion and consider good faith attempts to follow safety recommendations.

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Ivanka Trump tours launch of USDA's family food box program

Read full article: Ivanka Trump tours launch of USDA's family food box program

Ivanka Trump, the daughter of President Donald Trump, wears a mask as she speaks with employees following a tour of Coastal Sunbelt Produce, Friday, May 15, 2020, in Laurel, Md. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue and White House adviser Ivanka Trump on Friday toured a Maryland food service distributor that's participating in the Farmers to Families Food Box Program. At a brief ceremony marking the program's launch at Coastal Sunbelt Produce in Laurel, Perdue gave credit to President Donald Trump. Perdue, Ivanka Trump and Maryland Gov. After Coastal Sunbelt Produce received a USDA contract, the company was able to recall 50 furloughed employees to work on the food box program, she said.

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Michigan to operate Pandemic EBT program to keep children fed amid coronavirus pandemic

Read full article: Michigan to operate Pandemic EBT program to keep children fed amid coronavirus pandemic

WASHINGTON โ€“ Michigan is the first state approved to operate the Pandemic Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) program amid the rapidly evolving coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Thursday. The Pandemic EBT program will provide assistance to families with children that are eligible for free or reduced-price meals amid the stateโ€™s school closures, officials said. The program is meant to offset the cost of meals that would have otherwise been consumed at school. The USDA reports that nearly 750,000 children in Michigan were eligible for free- and reduced-priced lunch for the 2019-2020 school year. The USDA says the new program was authorized by the Families First Coronavirus Act (FFCRA) that was signed by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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Now cattle ranchers are mad at Trump, too

Read full article: Now cattle ranchers are mad at Trump, too

The Pledge of Allegiance is recited in Omaha, Nebraska, at the start of a meeting to urge President Trump to ensure fair prices for cattle farmers and ranchers. (CNN) - Hundreds of cattle ranchers rode into Omaha, Nebraska, on Wednesday -- some on horseback -- hoping to get a message to President Donald Trump: They're not happy. "I hope that we can be seen and rock the boat a little bit," Avery, who voted for Trump, said. A trade deal signed last week by Trump opened up the Japanese market to US beef and pork producers. But while it was considered a win by cattle ranchers, it only gives them about the same level of access to the Japanese market as they would have gotten under the Obama-era Trans-Pacific Partnership in the first place.

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Trump administration to start paying $14.5 billion to farmers

Read full article: Trump administration to start paying $14.5 billion to farmers

US agriculture exports have been targeted by China and other countries that have retaliated against the tariffs President Trump has imposed in recent months. (CNN) - The Trump administration will begin paying $14.5 billion to farmers hurt by the US-China trade war by the end of August. American farmers have been some of the hardest hit by China's retaliatory tariffs, which were put on a range of commodities including soybeans, corn and wheat. In addition to the tariffs, farmers have been facing a cold and wet spring that has made planting difficult. Altogether, the second aid package --- including the $14.5 billion slated directly for farmers -- totals $16 billion.

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