Amid staffing shortages and public concern over natural disasters, the National Weather Service is defending its ability to fulfill its core mission—even as it operates under the strain of past budget ...

The following is the transcript of an interview with Sen. Maria Cantwell, Democrat of Washington, that aired on "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan" on July 13, 2025.

The Quad Cities branch of the NWS determined that at least an EF2 tornado touched down in southwest Davenport on Friday ...

As Trump visits flood victims in Texas, know that the National Weather Service may be a federal agency, but saving lives ...

For years, employees say, they've had to do more with less. But the ability to fill in the gaps became strained to the ...

Still, claims of weather-control technology, once confined to relatively fringe circles, have gained some traction in the ...

A: The Trump administration did not defund the NWS but did reduce the staff by 600 people. Those staffing cuts did not cause the high number of deaths in the flash floods on July 4, experts said.

Q: Is it true that if President Donald Trump hadn’t defunded the National Weather Service, the death toll in the Texas ...

A National Weather Service project to automatically translate certain forecasts faces an uncertain future amid widespread budget cuts.

Neil Jacobs, tapped to lead NOAA, called for sharper forecasting tools and clearer public alerts, just days after flooding in ...

Energy & Environment Energy & Environment   The Big Story NWS staffing will be priority, nominee tells Senate As lawmakers ...

As lawmakers from both parties raised concerns about staffing at the National Weather Service (NWS), President Trump’s pick to lead the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) ...