Trump Agriculture pick confirmed as president racks up Cabinet wins
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Brooke Rollins was confirmed to be secretary of the Department of Agriculture on Thursday, as President Donald Trump continues to rack up wins in his new Cabinet.
Most recently, Rollins has served as president and CEO of the America First Policy Institute think tank, which she co-founded after Trump's first term. In Trump's first administration, she was his director of the Office of American Innovation and acting director of the Domestic Policy Council. Julia Johnson is a politics writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business, leading coverage of the U.S. Senate. She was previously a politics reporter at the Washington Examiner.
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The newly elected president announced his selection of Rollins for USDA chief in November, recalling she did "an incredible job" during his first term.
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