Still no presidential nominees to several top posts at USDA, EPA
As President Donald Trump passes the one-third mark of his four-year term, the White House has had the fewest nominees confirmed to date and the most unfilled top posts of 1,242 senior positions in federal government, compared to the past four administrations during the same period, according to various tracking initiatives.
McConnell proposes legalization of industrial hemp across nation
Growers and industry officials believe they are close to their goal of full commercial legalization of industrial hemp, thanks to legislation introduced April 12 by U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).