Federal legislators are raising concerns that cuts to the U.S. Forest Service staffing under President Donald Trump’s administration have stymied progress on fuels mitigation work nationwide. U.S. Sens.

Gavin Newsom accused the Trump administration of rebuffing a meeting request as the California governor seeks more wildfire recovery aid in Washington, casting the refusal to make a staffer available as an unprecedented breach.

Is the Forest Service falling behind on wildfire prevention during President Donald Trump's second term in the White House?