Cuts at the U.S. Forest service could lead to unintended consequences

Maintaining the country’s forests takes an army of Forest Service workers, but recent job cuts have reduced the number of its soldiers, which some say could lead to unintended consequences. Dalyn Grindle, Jack Corney and Tim Leedy all worked at Wyoming’s Shoshone National Forest — the United States’ first federally protected national forest, and a

Forest Service workers fired in Trump cuts warn of “unforeseen consequences”

Forest Service workers fired in Trump cuts warn of “unforeseen consequences” – CBS News Watch CBS News Every summer, tens of millions of Americans visit National Forests. But this summer, the parks might look a little different. Ian Lee sat down with three Forest Service workers fired amid Trump administration cuts. View CBS News In

Undocumented immigrants who fail to join registry threatened with jail time, fines

The Trump administration is threatening to punish some immigrants in the U.S. illegally with criminal penalties, including jail time and fines, if they fail to sign up for a government registry, as it ramps up its far-reaching immigration crackdown.  The move, announced Tuesday by the Department of Homeland Security, applies to immigrants over the age

Ukraine, U.S agree to terms for rare earth minerals deal, sources say

Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. One of them

Ukraine, U.S agree to framework for rare earth minerals deal, officials say

Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include access to Ukraine’s rare earth minerals, three senior Ukrainian officials said Tuesday. The officials, who were familiar with the matter, spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly. One of them

Federal workers urge congressional lawmakers to reverse job cuts

Washington — As federal workers continue to face massive layoffs, some are bringing their job search to Capitol Hill.  The newly-formed Fork Off Coalition, composed of recently laid off government employees, held a job fair and staged a sit-in at a Senate building Tuesday. They targeted the offices of Sens. Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Tammy Duckworth and