August 18, 2026 · Public Services, Science & Humanitarian Impact

Confirmed

USDA Moves to Scrap the Roadless Rule, Opening Nearly 45 Million Acres of National Forest to Roads and Logging

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced on Tuesday that the U.S. Forest Service had filed a proposed rule to rescind the 2001 Roadless Area Conservation Rule in its entirety. The Clinton-era rule blocks road...

January 9, 2026 · Executive Power & Institutional Control

Well supported

USDA Suspends More Than $129 Million in Payments to Minnesota, Citing Fraud

In an announcement reported on January 9 and 10, 2026, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins suspended more than $129 million in USDA award payments to the State of Minnesota and the City of Minneapolis, citing the...