Democrats concerned DOGE is targeting NOAA, sources say
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Democrats on Capitol Hill, and sources familiar with the situation, said the White House's Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, has been inside the offices of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
The White House DOGE team is a cost-cutting initiative created by President Trump to find ways to trim federal spending. Billionaire Elon Musk is in charge of it, categorized as a "special government employee."
Former NOAA officials told CBS News that current employees have been told to expect a 50% reduction in staff and budget cuts of 30%.
Washington — President Trump said that he will impose even higher tariffs on Canada beginning on Wednesday, doubling the levy on all steel and aluminum imports to 50%.
U.S. stocks caved again on Tuesday as President Trump escalated his trade war with Canada, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average falling 600 points and the S&P 500 approached correction territory.
Los Angeles had the lowest air quality in the United States in 2024, according to the annual World Air Quality Report from IQAir.
A medical helicopter crashed in Mississippi on Monday, killing a pilot and two hospital workers on board, officials said.
Washington — The House is expected to vote Tuesday on a stopgap measure to keep the government funded through September, as Speaker Mike Johnson works to muster GOP support for the measure days ahead of a possible government shutdown.
U.S. stock futures signaled a small respite from the prior day's carnage that had the Dow Jones Industrial Average losing nearly 900 points on worries that the economy could be heading toward a recession.
Southwest Airlines boasts that its passengers' "bags fly free" — but not for long.
Despite finding "improprieties" were committed by a prosecutor, the Connecticut Supreme Court on Monday upheld the murder conviction of a man found guilty of killing his wife in a case that drew wide attention because the victim's Fitbit exercise tracker contradicted his statements to police.
A judge is slamming the brakes on the Trump administration's attempt to deport a pro-Palestinian activist who helped lead Columbia University's 2024 student encampment protests.
The FBI arrested a Texas man for allegedly beating one passenger, attempting to strike another, injuring a second passenger and vulgarly berating a flight attendant aboard an American Airlines flight from Wichita to Washington Reagan National Airport earlier this month, CBS News has learned. It occurred five weeks to the day after the crash of an American Airlines flight on the same route.
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard announced Monday a security clearance review that resulted in the revocations of security clearances for dozens of current and former officials.
Getting overpaid by Social Security will soon come at a high cost, with the agency saying Friday it's reinstating a plan to take 100% of a beneficiary's monthly check to claw back the money, up from the current 10% rate.
Brian D. Taylor is a professor of urban planning and public policy at the University of California, Los Angeles, Eric Morris is a professor of city and regional planning at Clemson University and Sam Speroni is a PhD Student in urban planning at the University of California, Los Angeles.