Brooke Rollins

We've run over a thousand simulations.

It can cost around $3 a meal for a piece of chicken, a piece of broccoli, corn tortilla, and one other thing.

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins announced the funding freeze in a letter posted on X claiming the Trump administration has uncovered massive fraud in Minnesota.

It's not clear what she meant by that, but the letter noted the years-long benefits fraud scandal there that's already seen more than 60 people convicted.

USDA is demanding justification before it restarts payments, $129 million in all.

The move comes as a judge has temporarily blocked a much larger funding freeze, $10 billion in cash aid, child care, and other social services to Minnesota and four other Democratic-led states.

The Trump administration has alleged rampant fraud in all those states without providing evidence.

Jennifer Ludden, NPR News, Washington.

For decades, decades, under both Republicans and Democrats, federal incentives have promoted low-quality, highly processed foods and pharmaceutical interventions instead of prevention.

Thank you.

Well, good morning, everyone.

Happy New Year.

What an honor to be here.

I think this is Caroline's first press conference back, and what a great way to start the new year, 2026.

I want to thank Secretary Kennedy.

Your commitment to the well-being of Americans is such a blessing to this nation.

We have been working on these new dietary guidelines really since almost day one.

Bobby and I were voted on on the same day and sworn in on the same day, so I think the partnership from minute one has been real and extraordinary.

As Secretary Kennedy mentioned, America is in the middle of the worst chronic health crisis in our nation's history.

Over 40 percent of the roughly 73 million children in the United States have