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Text of Framework Debt Limit/Budget Spending Bill Released
Text of Framework Debt Limit/Budget Spending Bill Released

House rules meets Tuesday; House vote Wednesday; Senate to follow

McCarthy/Biden Reach Bipartisan Debt-Limit Framework Agreement
McCarthy/Biden Reach Bipartisan Debt-Limit Framework Agreement

Briefings ongoing as both sides seek enough votes to clear Congress this week

Debt-Limit Deal in Sight as Negotiators Work on $70,000 Gap
Debt-Limit Deal in Sight as Negotiators Work on $70,000 Gap

SCOTUS on WOTUS: EPA reset | State action?

Supreme Court Rules Against EPA in WOTUS Case, Limiting Agency's Power Over Water
Supreme Court Rules Against EPA in WOTUS Case, Limiting Agency's Power Over Water

Attorney: Likely leaves Biden administration to start all over again from scratch

House Speaker McCarthy Upbeat on Progress in Debt-Limit Talks
House Speaker McCarthy Upbeat on Progress in Debt-Limit Talks

FSIS releases results of consumer survey concerning 'Product of USA' label

Debt-limit Talks to Go into Next Week as Market, Policy Implications Surface
Debt-limit Talks to Go into Next Week as Market, Policy Implications Surface

U.S./China update | Putin challenged | G.T. Thompson on farm bill funding | China & Covid

Biden and McCarthy to Meet Solo Today for First Time Since Feb. 1
Biden and McCarthy to Meet Solo Today for First Time Since Feb. 1

No major trade impacts from recent U.S. BSE case | Update on RFS | G7 gets China’s focus

Debt-limit Talks Take Quick Turns Up, Down and Sideways; Biden & McCarthy Talk
Debt-limit Talks Take Quick Turns Up, Down and Sideways; Biden & McCarthy Talk

Remembering and honoring Charlie Stenholm | Supreme Court rulings Thursday

House Ag Chairman Thompson Signals Farm Bill Could Include Prop 12 Override Language
House Ag Chairman Thompson Signals Farm Bill Could Include Prop 12 Override Language

House, Senate leaders plan for votes next week on bipartisan deal to avert debt default

Beijing Begins European Tour Aimed at Brokering End to Russia’s War
Beijing Begins European Tour Aimed at Brokering End to Russia’s War

Debt-limit talks | Black Sea grain pact extended 60 days | Farm policy updates

EPA Forwards RFS Volume Requirements to OMB
EPA Forwards RFS Volume Requirements to OMB

AI leader: Regulate us | Black Sea grain pact | Debt-limit talks | Worker requirements

Kerry Hits U.S. Ag Sector Re: Climate Change and Gets Negative Backlash
Kerry Hits U.S. Ag Sector Re: Climate Change and Gets Negative Backlash

Virus that’s ravaged poultry flocks in U.S.& Europe hits Brazil, world’s largest chicken exporter

Next White House, Congressional Leaders Meeting on Debt Limit Set for Tuesday
Next White House, Congressional Leaders Meeting on Debt Limit Set for Tuesday

Turkey election goes into runoff | Ukraine: Black Sea grain deal uncertain; no talks planned

Progress in Debt Limit/Budget Cut Talks as Another Meeting Takes Place This Week
Progress in Debt Limit/Budget Cut Talks as Another Meeting Takes Place This Week

CBO forecasts | G7 summit | Lighthizer book | Xochitl Torres Small vote | Bank failure hearings

Some Progress in Debt Limit/Budget Cut Talks; Friday Meeting Delayed to Next Week
Some Progress in Debt Limit/Budget Cut Talks; Friday Meeting Delayed to Next Week

Calif. Prop 12 update | Rail safety bill | Refilling SPR | U.S./China officials talk | CRP

In Detail: Supreme Court Rules on California Proposition 12 in Blow to Hog Industry
In Detail: Supreme Court Rules on California Proposition 12 in Blow to Hog Industry

SCOTUS upholds animal-welfare law approved by California’s voters in 2018

UPDATED: Supreme Court Backs California Prop 12  Law in Pork Industry Loss
UPDATED: Supreme Court Backs California Prop 12 Law in Pork Industry Loss

Major blow to pork and ag sector, but Kavanaugh dissent comments could mean further challenge ahead

Title 42 Ends Late Today as Biden Administration Takes New Steps at Southern Border
Title 42 Ends Late Today as Biden Administration Takes New Steps at Southern Border

Biden to meet this afternoon with ag panel leaders re: new farm bill

Inflation Rose 4.9% in April Vs Year Ago, Less Than Expectations
Inflation Rose 4.9% in April Vs Year Ago, Less Than Expectations

China and others continue to take actions re: decreased use of U.S. dollar

Don’t Expect Much from Today’s Debt Limit/Budget Confab at White House
Don’t Expect Much from Today’s Debt Limit/Budget Confab at White House

Fed chair poll | Biofuels | Immigration bill | China cancels more U.S. corn | AIM | Black Sea grain

Biden Officials Finding It Harder Than Expected to Implement $3 Billion Climate-Smart Programs
Biden Officials Finding It Harder Than Expected to Implement $3 Billion Climate-Smart Programs

Farm bill timeline | EPA active | Europe rethinks fossil fuels strategy | China talks U.S. relations

Debt Limit/Spending Confab Tuesday as Both Sides Quietly Look for Options
Debt Limit/Spending Confab Tuesday as Both Sides Quietly Look for Options

CPI | PPI | WASDE | Another climate summit | CBO forecasts May 12 | EPA Regan to testify

April Jobs Report Shows Hiring Picked Up, Unemployment Rates Drops to 3.4%
April Jobs Report Shows Hiring Picked Up, Unemployment Rates Drops to 3.4%

Investors Fret About Bank Failure Contagion | China buys corn from Africa

Fed: Hike and Hold, but for How Long?
Fed: Hike and Hold, but for How Long?

China data questioned on all fronts, including ag production and stocks

Yellen: Potential U.S. Sovereign Debt Default Could Come in Early June
Yellen: Potential U.S. Sovereign Debt Default Could Come in Early June

Farm bill update | U.S./Canada trade officials to meet | Forbes on U.S./U.K. FTA

First Republic Bank Taken Over by Regulators and Will Be Acquired by JPMorgan
First Republic Bank Taken Over by Regulators and Will Be Acquired by JPMorgan

Dr. Glauber on crop insurance | EPA could delay decision to add electric vehicles to RFS

FOMC on Wednesday Expected to Hike Rates 25bp But Then Hold for Months
FOMC on Wednesday Expected to Hike Rates 25bp But Then Hold for Months

Employment report Friday | Two Senate Ag subcommittee farm bill hearings

EPA Set to Allow Emergency Summer Sales of E15
EPA Set to Allow Emergency Summer Sales of E15

Debt-limit update | Reports Fed watches signal another 25bp hike in rates | Iran seizes oil

New Farm Bill Consensus: No Consensus as Suggestions Cover the Map
New Farm Bill Consensus: No Consensus as Suggestions Cover the Map

House clears debt-limit measure with ball now in White House, Senate Democrats’ court

GOP Leaders Make Last-Minute Changes to Debt-Limit Bill, Including Biofuel Provisions
GOP Leaders Make Last-Minute Changes to Debt-Limit Bill, Including Biofuel Provisions

China leader Xi calls Ukraine’s president | Russia again comments on Black Sea grain pact

McCarthy Works to Secure Votes for Debt Limit Plan
McCarthy Works to Secure Votes for Debt Limit Plan

Biden officially announces re-election in 3-minute taped message with focus on Trump

G7 Ag Ministers Focus on Ukraine Grain Exports, Maturing Grain Pact
G7 Ag Ministers Focus on Ukraine Grain Exports, Maturing Grain Pact

China cancels prior buy of U.S. corn | China walks back ambassador’s remarks on post-Soviet statehood

House Deficit-Limit Vote This Week if Enough GOP Votes Can be Found
House Deficit-Limit Vote This Week if Enough GOP Votes Can be Found

Biden to announce bid for re-election | Key U.S. economic reports | Farm bill update

Retro Farm Bill Debate Surfaces: Planted Vs Base Acres
Retro Farm Bill Debate Surfaces: Planted Vs Base Acres

Yellen on China | CBO updated forecasts May 12 | House debit-limit plan vote next week

Moffitt: USDA Focused on Eradicating Bird Flu, Preventing ASF from Reaching U.S.
Moffitt: USDA Focused on Eradicating Bird Flu, Preventing ASF from Reaching U.S.

World’s first carbon import tax approved by EU lawmakers

House Speaker McCarthy Lays Down Marker in Debt-Limit Debate
House Speaker McCarthy Lays Down Marker in Debt-Limit Debate

China’s Q1 GDP beats expectations | Leaders in meat exports | USDA data users’ confab

Ukraine: Black Sea Grain Deal at Risk of Shutting Down, End Arounds Sought
Ukraine: Black Sea Grain Deal at Risk of Shutting Down, End Arounds Sought

Farm bill listening session in New York focuses on dairy policy | Lula & Xi work deals

Congress is Back: Hurry Up and Wait for Action on Key Topics
Congress is Back: Hurry Up and Wait for Action on Key Topics

Supreme Court rulings awaited on major ag sector topics | Regan visits House Ag panel

Russia Continues to Huff and Puff About Fate of Ukraine Grain Export Pact
Russia Continues to Huff and Puff About Fate of Ukraine Grain Export Pact

USTR Tai travels to Japan, Philippines | Gold bugs | Brazil leader in Beijing | Retail sales

WOTUS Rule Now on Court-Directed Hold in 26 States
WOTUS Rule Now on Court-Directed Hold in 26 States

China’s yuan replaces dollar as most-traded foreign currency in Russia

March Inflation Report Less Than Expected, But Core Prices Stay Elevated
March Inflation Report Less Than Expected, But Core Prices Stay Elevated

EPA’s Vehicle Emissions Standards Proposal Aims to Spur EV Sales

IMF Releases Updated Forecasts: ‘Chances of a Hard Landing Have Risen Sharply’
IMF Releases Updated Forecasts: ‘Chances of a Hard Landing Have Risen Sharply’

IMF: Global growth of 2.8% this year, 3% in 2024 | U.S. economy expanding 1.6% this year

Normal Operations Resume at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach
Normal Operations Resume at Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach

EPA vehicle emissions standards rule coming Wed. | Russia comments on Ukraine grain exports

Wednesday CPI Report Focus Ahead of May 2-3 FOMC Confab
Wednesday CPI Report Focus Ahead of May 2-3 FOMC Confab

IMF/World Bank meetings | Deficit grows | EPA announcement | Biden to Ireland

U.S. Economy Adds 236,000 Jobs in March; Jobless Rate Edges Down to 3.5%
U.S. Economy Adds 236,000 Jobs in March; Jobless Rate Edges Down to 3.5%

Labor force participation rate highest since pandemic began

Senate Ag Panel Leaders Ask Budget Leaders for Farm Bill Reserve Fund
Senate Ag Panel Leaders Ask Budget Leaders for Farm Bill Reserve Fund

Senate Ag Committee to gear up action after the Easter break on new farm bill

Senate Ag Panel Leaders Seek More Farm Bill Spending Via Reserve Fund
Senate Ag Panel Leaders Seek More Farm Bill Spending Via Reserve Fund

Request comes in budget views and estimates letter

AEI Panel Discusses Crop Insurance, ‘Add Ons’ and Climate Change
AEI Panel Discusses Crop Insurance, ‘Add Ons’ and Climate Change

John Deere & space | Milk rebrand? | Election results in Chicago, Wis. | Trump | Trade policy

Farm-State Lawmakers, USDA Sec. Vilsack Have Blind Spot: Ag Research Funding
Farm-State Lawmakers, USDA Sec. Vilsack Have Blind Spot: Ag Research Funding

Trump in court | California’s snowpack one of largest on record | Judge dismisses Kentucky’s challenge to Biden’s WOTUS rule