The farm community faces uncertainty about tariffs and Cabinet picks but some opportunities to fight beef industry consolidation with the incoming presidential administration, according to the president of the National Farmers Union.

GOP state officials argued that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rule created earlier this year would be a strong incentive for immigrants to remain in the U.S. illegally.

President-elect Donald Trump has filled the key posts for his second term in office, prioritizing loyalty to him after he felt bruised and hampered by internal squabbling during his first term.

The Dakotas and Great Plains states are primed to be more geopolitically important than ever in the new congressional and presidential terms.