US President Donald Trump's administration is attempting to rehire officials with the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) who worked on the government response to bird flu before being fired over the weekend,

"Each time I voted for you, it was because I knew you'd make things right and you'd fix the wrongs. I'm counting on you now to make this right too."

Thousands of farmers and a dozen rural electric cooperatives wait for news about billions in funds under Trump administration ‘review.’

Farmers and food organizations in Rhode Island haven't been able to access agriculture grants because of the federal funding freeze.

Firings of USDA employees who coordinated bird flu response were accidental, NBC quotes an agency spokesperson as saying

The GOP congressman's remarks come as DOGE's access to government payment systems have been met with backlash from some lawmakers and government officials.

On the foreign policy front, Trump's press secretary said the White House believes it can reach a deal to end the war in Ukraine this week even as Trump attacks Ukraine's president and blames it for starting the war,

Trump, meanwhile, attacked Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy while speaking at his Mar-a-Lago home as U.S. officials hold talks with Russia about ending the war in Ukraine that started when Russian President Vladimir Putin invaded its neighbor. Zelenskyy was not invited to the talks with Russia.