US Senate confirms Brooke Rollins to lead the US Department of Agriculture

The U.S. Senate on Thursday voted to confirm Brooke Rollins, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and former White House policy advisor who has expressed doubt about climate change, to lead the US Department of Agriculture.

Rollins will head an agency that oversees farm programs, food benefits, and school lunch with 100,000 employees at a time of low farm income, potential cuts to domestic food aid, and an aggressive campaign to reduce the federal workforce led by Elon Musk.