A Texas native, Ms. Rollins worked in the first Trump White House and has also led two influential conservative think tanks.

The sprawling U.S. Department of Agriculture controls policies, regulations and aid programs related to farming, forestry, ranching, food quality and nutrition.

Donald Trump named America First Policy Institute CEO Brooke Rollins for Secretary of Agriculture, closing the last open spot in his Cabinet.

WASHINGTON -- Trump says he will nominate former White House aide Brooke Rollins to be agriculture secretary.

The conservative lawyer is CEO of right-wing think tank America First Policy Institute, which is poised to exert enormous influence in the president-elect's second term.

The news comes after former Georgia Sen. Kelly Loeffler was also widely rumored to be the next USDA secretary.

Rollins has recently run the America First Policy Institute, which has largely stayed out of the spotlight but has made numerous proposals for the second term.

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum threatened to retaliate with her own tariffs against the United States, after President-elect Trump suggested he would impose a 25 percent tax on imported goods from Mexico if her country did not stop the flow of drugs across the border. In remarks on Tuesday, Sheinbaum said that drugs were a U.S.…

President-elect Donald Trump has selected former White House aide Brooke Rollins to lead the Department of Agriculture.

Brooke Rollins, nominated by President-elect Trump to be U.S. Agriculture Secretary, reported her family and home in Fort Worth were threatened. She credited the Fort Worth Police Department for its response.