FILE - Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack testifies during a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry oversight hearing on the Department of Agriculture on Capitol Hill Wednesday, Feb. 28, 2024, in ...

Never miss Indian Country’s biggest stories and breaking news. Click here to sign up to get our reporting sent straight to your inbox every weekday morning. “Tribes are deeply worried about when food ...

U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack apologized this week to tribes and low-income elderly for the recent failure of USDA food delivery programs many of them rely on. The apology came at a joint ...

(AP) - A bipartisan group of senators is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsack after several tribal nations reported that a federal food distribution program they rely on has ...

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of U.S. senators, including Minnesota Sen. Tina Smith, is demanding immediate action from USDA Secretary Thomas Vilsak after several tribal nations reported that a ...