Federal funding cuts lead FEMA to cancel National Fire Academy courses

The country’s preeminent federal fire training academy canceled classes, effective immediately, on Saturday amid the ongoing flurry of funding freezes and staffing cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration. The Federal Emergency Management Agency announced that National Fire Academy courses were canceled amid a “process of evaluating agency programs and spending to ensure alignment with Administration priorities,” according to a notice

USCIS employees asked to volunteer to help ICE operations

Officials staffing the U.S. legal immigration system have been asked to volunteer to help Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations, according to an internal notice obtained by CBS News, another sign the Trump administration is prioritizing deportation efforts. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) employees were asked this week to sign up for 60-day assignments

House unveils stopgap measure to keep government funded, avert shutdown

Washington — House Republicans unveiled a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September on Saturday, setting up a vote next week on the measure that would avert a government shutdown. But with just a week before the deadline, its path to passage remains unclear. The 99-page continuing resolution, or CR, bill will moderately increase

House unveils stopgap measure to keep the government funded, avert shutdown

Washington — House Republicans unveiled a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September on Saturday, setting up a vote next week on the measure that would avert a government shutdown. But with just a week before the deadline, its path to passage remains unclear.  The 99-page continuing resolution, or CR, bill will moderately increase

State Dept. suspends reporting air quality levels staff relied on overseas

State Department staff were taken aback this week by a department directive instructing embassies and consulates to stop publishing air quality monitoring data.  CBS News has reviewed the message that was sent to staff on March 4, which says “currently there is no anticipated date for real-time data to be available.” Embassy staff and their