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Amid Trump Budget Cuts, New Activist-Led National Park…

There are good reasons to worry about U.S. national parks right now. The Trump administration's extensive layoffs of National Park Service workers and proposed cuts of $1.2 billion to the federal agency's budget—amounting to a reduction in funding of almost 25%—will have a sharply negative impact on everything from preservation efforts and recreational programming to…

Trump bans citizens of 12 countries from travel to the U.S.

The Trump administration signed a proclamation Wednesday suspending travel to the U.S. for citizens from 12 countries: Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. Citing national security interests, the proclamation states that the identified countries lack sufficient vetting and screening processes needed to detect foreign nationals who may…

Trump Budget Cuts Could ‘Wipe Out’ Operations for At Least…

"The president's proposed budget plan is beyond extreme. It is catastrophic." That's what Theresa Pierno, the head of the National Parks Conservation Association, said in an urgent press release on Friday. "If enacted by Congress, our national park system would be completely decimated." She's talking about U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed budget for 2026, which…