Month: March 2025

Sen. Chuck Schumer’s book tour postponed for ‘security concerns’ amid funding vote controversy
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s three planned book tour events scheduled for this week were abruptly postponed Monday morning because of “security concerns.” Schumer, promoting his new book “Antisemitism in [Read More…]

Trump claims Biden pardons for Jan. 6 committee ‘void, vacant’
Win McNamee/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — President Donald Trump claimed that former President Joe Biden’s preemptive pardons of members of the Jan. 6 Select Committee and others were “void, vacant, and of no future force of [Read More…]

Democrats need to stop infighting ‘as quickly as we can’: Sen. Whitehouse
ABC News Democratic Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., said Sunday that Republicans forced Democratic lawmakers to choose between supporting a continuing resolution or a government shutdown, which would have allowed them to further slash the federal [Read More…]

Florida’s 7-foot-9-inch player Olivier Rioux doesn’t need ladder to cut net after SEC win
James Gilbert/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — A University of Florida basketball player whose height makes him a Guinness World Record holder needed just his height to cut the net in a post-game celebration Sunday after [Read More…]

Regé-Jean Page still has no plans to return to ‘Bridgerton’: ‘Very happy to support’
LIAM DANIEL/NETFLIX Dearest gentle readers, I regret to inform you that Regé-Jean Page still has no intention of returning to Bridgerton. The actor, who starred as the Duke of Hastings in the first season of [Read More…]

Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast
Brownfield’s Erin Anderson attends the Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast in Indianapolis, IN. The post Indiana Farm Bureau Statehouse Breakfast appeared first on Brownfield Ag News.

Sen. Chuck Schumer’s book tour postponed amid funding vote controversy
Kayla Bartkowski/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer’s three planned book tour events scheduled for this week have abruptly been postponed as of Monday morning. Schumer, promoting his new book “Antisemitism in America: [Read More…]

Gender-affirming care may lower depression risk, study finds, but many are losing access
Nathan Morris/NurPhoto via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Transgender adults who received gender-affirming hormone therapy had a significantly lower risk of moderate-to-severe depression over four years compared to those who did not receive such care, [Read More…]

Harvard says tuition will be free for families making $200K or less
Harvard Yard/ Andrew Lichtenstein/Corbis via Getty Images) (CAMBRIDGE, Mass.) — Harvard University on Monday announced that tuition will be free for students from families with annual incomes of $200,000 or less starting in the 2025-26 [Read More…]

Conan O’Brien returning to host Oscars in 2026
Disney/Andrew Eccles Conan O’Brien will return to host the 98th Oscars next year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Monday. “The only reason I’m hosting The Oscars next year is that I [Read More…]

In brief: Jenna Ortega, Taylor Russell in talks for ‘Single White Female’ remake and more
Jenna Ortega and Taylor Russell are in talks to star in a Single White Female remake. Sony and 3000 Pictures are working on the film, Variety reports. The original movie, which debuted in 1992, starred [Read More…]

The importance of maintaining strong trade relationships
Jim Douglas, Indiana soybean farmer and USMEF board member, talked to Brownfield during Commodity Classic about the importance of maintaining strong trade relationships amid current trade tensions. Hear the full interview below. The post The [Read More…]

Weed Control Plan
Planning is a key component to staying ahead of weeds. Corteva Agriscience Market Development Specialist Jeff Moon, says with Enlist E3 soybeans, having Enlist herbicides as a cornerstone of your weed control plan, coupled with [Read More…]

Ohio Corn and Wheat policy updates
Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers Association president Tyler Drewes talks to Brownfield about the organization’s policy updates during the 2025 Commodity Classic in Denver, Colorado. Hear the full interview below. The post Ohio Corn and [Read More…]

Boozman: conservation funding could be repurposed
More than $1 billion might be at risk for farmers across the country if Congress eliminates conservation funds appropriated in the Inflation Reduction Act. But U.S. Senate Ag Committee Chairman John Boozman tells Brownfield the [Read More…]

Congress will make another attempt at WOTUS
The U.S. EPA is revamping the Waters of the United States rule again and a U.S. Congressman from Missouri says it’s needed. Sam Graves, the chairman of the House Transportation Committee, tells Brownfield “it’s a [Read More…]

Legislature seeks tighter limits on voter qualifications with host of ‘election integrity’ bills
Makenzie Huber-South Dakota Searchlight Lawmakers introduced more than 50 bills during the 2025 legislation session proposing to alter South Dakota’s election laws. Almost half are “election integrity” bills, aimed at election security, technology and voter [Read More…]

Ukraine ready to ‘do everything’ to achieve ceasefire, Zelenskyy says
Contributor/Getty Images (LONDON) — Russian President Vladimir Putin “stole” another week of war in Ukraine with his vague response to a 30-day ceasefire proposed by Washington and Kyiv last week, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said [Read More…]

Houthi missile, drone attack on U.S. Navy ships failed, official says
U.S. Navy / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images (LONDON) — The Houthis’ retaliatory missile and drone attack on U.S. Navy ships in the Red Sea did not come close to hitting any American vessels, a U.S. [Read More…]

North Korea vows to ‘strengthen’ nuclear capabilities, rejecting G7 call for denuclearization
(LONDON) — North Korea on Monday vowed to “steadily update and strengthen” its nuclear capabilities, a firm rejection of the G7’s call for Pyongyang to “abandon” its nuclear ambitions. The country’s Foreign Ministry said that [Read More…]