#federal-budget-cuts

#federal-budget-cuts

The Northwest Wildland Fire Fighting Compact enables its U.S. and Canadian members to share firefighting resources and technology when blazes exceed the capacity of a single jurisdiction. The partnership comes as California grapples with larger, faster and more frequent fires fueled by climate change - and as the Trump administration cuts the staff and budget of the U.S. Forest Service, the largest federal firefighting entity in the nation.

Just over four years ago, Andrew Cuomo resigned from office. Driven from the governorship over a cascading number of sexual-harassment allegations, he entered the political wilderness only to reemerge this year, when he decided to run for mayor. In the meantime, his little-known lieutenant, Kathy Hochul, became governor. A quiet political force in her own right - she has raised tens of millions of dollars and helped to resurrect a once-moribund statewide

Heather Colley and her two children moved four times over five years as they fled high rents in eastern Tennessee, which, like much of rural America, hasn't been spared from soaring housing costs. A family gift in 2021 of a small plot of land offered a shot at homeownership, but building a house was beyond reach for the 45-year-old single mother and manicurist making $18.50 an hour.

"The whole ecosystem that we have built around AI, that has been created by federal support, could soon be seriously undermined."

President Trump has followed through on his commitment to defund Planned Parenthood, leading to significant clinic closures due to Medicaid funding cuts.

"Across the board, our research showed that government actions to defund scientific work and conduct massive layoffs in science and health agencies are not being met with strong public support."

"For us, it's a triple threat... It's not just a budget cut. It's existential." - Naomi Fisher, co-founder of BFI, on the cumulative impact of funding cuts.

Congressional Republicans aim to cut $300 billion in SNAP funding over the next decade, risking the loss of 9.5 billion meals annually and affecting 7 million Americans.

The forecast warns of "significant fire potential" in Northern California and the Sierra Nevada due to a pronounced warm and dry trend.

The loss of funding "could be huge" for public radio and television stations. NPR's CEO warned of stations "going dark," leaving Americans without access.

The termination of these scientists — a plan straight from the Project 2025 wish list — would end programs that form the bedrock of American conservation work.