Trump administration funding cuts and a loss of federal workers who help support wildland firefighting continues to make planning for the upcoming wildfire season a challenge, according to forest and fire officials in Washington state and Oregon. The biggest issue they’re facing is a lack of communication from the federal government as the West faces
Washington — The White House is expected to send Congress a rescissions package in the coming days, looking to claw back congressionally approved funding amid a broader effort to dramatically slash spending. As the administration faces legal challenges to its efforts to slash the U.S. Agency for International Development, public service broadcasting and other programs, the
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Thursday it would take months to fully resolve the air traffic control problems plaguing Newark Liberty International Airport, with normal operations unlikely to resume until summer. “It’s going to take a little time. I hope by the summer we’re going to be fully functioning,” Duffy told “CBS Mornings” as he
Washington — A federal judge is holding a bail hearing Friday for Rumeysa Ozturk, a Tufts doctoral candidate who was detained by immigration authorities after the Trump administration revoked her student visa. Ozturk is currently detained at an immigration facility in Basile, Louisiana, where she was transferred after she was taken into custody in Massachusetts
Washington — Retired Supreme Court Justice David Souter, who was a steady member of the high court’s liberal wing during his tenure despite being appointed by a Republican president, died Thursday. He was 85. The Supreme Court said Souter “died peacefully” at his home. “Justice David Souter served our court with great distinction for nearly
What’s at stake for U.S., China trade talks What’s at stake for U.S., China trade talks 03:48 President Trump signaled Friday that the U.S. may be open to lowering tariffs on China. “80% Tariff on China seems right!” he wrote on Truth Social, his social media platform. “Up to Scott B.” The conciliatory tone of
Washington — A group of House and Senate Democrats is urging top Trump administration officials to use the recent designation of Latin American cartels and gangs as foreign terrorist organizations to take action to curtail the flow of American-made guns across the southern border. The 14 Democratic lawmakers said in a letter to Homeland Security