The Senate confirmed Rollins as agriculture secretary in a vote Thursday, at a time when mass deportation plans could lead to farm labor shortages and tariffs could hit agricultural exports.

Brooke Rollins, a former White House domestic policy adviser, was chosen as President-elect Trump’s Agriculture Secretary.

President-elect Donald Trump announced on Saturday that he has picked Brooke Rollins, a former Trump White House policy adviser, to serve as agriculture secretary.

The promotion of American agriculture is central to President Donald Trump's domestic agenda.

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when ...

WASHINGTON — Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture. Rollins, who served as chief for domestic policy during President Donald Trump’s first ...

Rollins, who served as chief for domestic policy during Trump's first administration, was confirmed overwhelmingly by the Senate in a 72-28 vote.

Brooke Rollins attends a Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee hearing on her nomination for Secretary of Agriculture, Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawyer Brooke Rollins was confirmed Thursday as secretary of agriculture, placing a close ally of President Donald Trump into a key Cabinet position at a time when ...