election 2024

Farm-state victories help Republicans win Senate control

Cleveland businessman Bernie Moreno defeated Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown in Ohio and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy beat Democratic Sen. Jon Tester, the only working farmer in the Senate, in Montana as Republicans won a Senate majority in Tuesday's elections, boosted by farm-state victories. In Nebraska, Republican Sen. Deb Fischer won her third term over an unexpectedly strong challenger.

Harris: ‘I will go after the bad actors’ who unfairly drive up food prices

At the same time that she pledged "the first-ever federal ban on price gouging on food," Vice President Kamala Harris said she would help the food industry become more competitive. "As president, I will take on the high costs that matter to most Americans, like the cost of food," she said during a speech in North Carolina.