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A key federal agency overseeing 15 million acres of public lands in California has halted some critical fire prevention work because of the massive freeze in government funding directed by President ...

The Trump administration has halted funding for federal programs to reduce wildfire risk in western U.S. states and has ...

Mother Lode Republican Congressman David Tangipa is speaking out against actions taken by Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara ...

President Trump’s hiring freeze is affecting 18,000 federal firefighters from reporting to work, including coming to Southern ...

U.S. wildland firefighter efforts may soon be consolidated under a new bill introduced by Senators Alex Padilla and Tim ...

Kash Patel is now well on his way to being confirmed as FBI director, despite unanimous opposition Thursday from California’s ...

Sen. Alex Padilla (D-CA) joins José Díaz-Balart to react to the Senate confirming RFK Jr. as HHS Secretary. Sen. Padilla also ...

In addition to Senator Padilla, the letter was signed by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Adam Schiff (D-Calif.), Chris Van Hollen ...

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Wildland firefighters around the country say they've had job offers rescinded or frozen in the wake of President Donald Trump's federal hiring freeze.

California U.S. Senator Alex Padilla, Colleagues Push Trump Administration to Exempt Seasonal Firefighters from Federal ...