Hundreds of NOAA employees laid off
Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source told CBS News.
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Some 880 employees of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration were laid off on Thursday, a congressional source told CBS News.
President Trump said he plans to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting next week, while also doubling existing tariffs on China. Meantime, the president also is doubling down on his Department of Government Efficiency’s bid to slash federal spending and chop the workforce.
The Trump administration has already laid off many federal workers who were in their first year of employment. Now they're working to cut employees who have more tenure.
President Trump's first cabinet meeting on Wednesday includes a seat at the table for billionaire adviser Elon Musk, as the administration prepares to more significantly trim the federal workforce.
There is confusion among federal workers about whether they are required to respond to an email from billionaire Trump adviser Elon Musk, who is heading up White House's efforts to slash the size of the government. It's just the latest job-cutting effort from Musk's Department of Government Efficiency.
Federal workers are facing mixed messages from the Trump administration and the Department of Government Efficiency led by Elon Musk. Frustration remains after an email asking employees to list their accomplishments over the past week.
A coalition of federal workers and contractors who were fired by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency are protesting in Washington, D.C., staging a “job fair’ with sit-ins at Senate offices to pressure senators to rein in Musk. It comes as federal employees still on the job are confused about an email sent by Musk, telling them to send a list of work accomplishments, but some federal officials are telling employees not to respond.
Workers in Chicago said there has been much discussion about what they're supposed to do, with some being told not to respond.
Federal workers are to submit five bullets of what they've accomplished last week by midnight Monday. On his social media platform X, Elon Musk warned that "failure to respond will be taken as a resignation."
Presidential adviser Elon Musk warned that a failure to respond to the email would be taken as a resignation, but a number of state agencies asked staffers to pause on any response for now. Cristian Benavides reports.
Elon Musk wrote, “A failure to respond will be taken as a resignation.” However, not every agency is cooperating with Musk's new demand.
In an email Saturday, announced first by Elon Musk with a post on X, federal workers were given until Monday to explain “what they got done last week” or lose their jobs. Cristian Benavides reports.
Elon Musk is telling federal workers to document the work they've done or they'll be out of a job. He is giving federal employees, including some judges and prison staff, until 11:59 p.m. Monday to meet his demand.
Over 12,000 federal jobs have been eliminated or are expected to be terminated. So far, most layoffs have involved recent hires with probationary status.
David Allen June Cherry, 28, of Palmyra, faces one felony count of intimidation.
Indiana State Police arrested 28-year-old David Allen June Cherry on Tuesday in Clarksville, Indiana, near Louisville, Kentucky. Police say Cherry posted threats directed at Musk on X earlier this month.
A federal judge on Tuesday declined to stop Elon Musk and the White House Department of Government Efficiency from accessing data systems at several agencies and laying off workers.
Workers at President Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency continue embedding themselves in federal government agencies and trying to access sensitive information for millions of Americans.
Hundreds of federal workers are out of a job, and thousands more are bracing for sweeping layoffs.
The president met Tuesday with allies from the Middle East on his plans for Gaza. Erica Brown reports from Washington.
President Trump on Monday ordered tariffs on steel and aluminum, and addressed his advisor Elon Musk’s plan to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. Erica Brown reports.
The move follows similar Trump administration actions to try to cut USAID, the Agency for International Development, which helps distribute foreign aid.
Mr. Trump said on Monday, he will announce that the United States will impose 25% tariffs on all steel and aluminum imports — including from Canada and Mexico. Willie James Inman reports.
Elon Musk, the administration's billionaire adviser and Tesla CEO, says the administration is on the verge of shutting the U.S. Agency for International Development.
Gov. JB Pritzker and President Trump had a fractious relationship during the president's first term, and things look to remain the same the second time around.
The man convicted in the 2014 Bali "suitcase murder" was expected in a Chicago courtroom on Thursday.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
A series of memorial services will begin on Thursday to honor the late Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Both couples are still actively fighting for their kids, knowing it will be a long and complicated road.
The old Mars/Wrigley factory, which sat next to the Metra tracks, has been a staple of the Galewood community for decades.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
With 20 days until the primary election, the gloves are off in the race for Cook County Board President, pitting two political heavyweights against each other in the Democratic primary.
Federal immigration agents arrested 261 DACA recipients during the first 10 months of the second Trump administration, according to statistics shared with Congress.
Former Treasury Secretary Larry Summers will resign from his remaining roles at Harvard over his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, the university confirmed to CBS News.
CBS News fact checked President Trump's 2026 State of the Union address, and Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger's Democratic response.
This is after Mayor Brandon Johnson vetoed an ordinance that would have banned most hemp-derived products this weekend.
This week marks Identity Theft Awareness Week, and Illinois Comptroller Susana Mendoza emphasized some safety tips Monday for avoiding and dealing with identity theft.
A controversial data center in Naperville, Illinois, could be the cause to pack a city council meeting there on Tuesday night.
Police in the west Chicago suburb of Geneva are warning of a scam involving spoofed phone numbers.
Protesters on Tuesday were cranking up the heat on Peoples Gas over a recently proposed rate hike that would add an additional $10 to $11 a month to utility bills.
Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital announced this week that it is planning to open a new pediatric hospital in the west Chicago suburb of Downers Grove.
It has been nearly six years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, and one of the many questions doctors are still working to answer concerns the long-term effects.
Leaders from Cook County, the Illinois Department of Human Services, and the Greater Chicago Food Depository denounced changes to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program on Wednesday.
The University of Chicago Medicine Comprehensive Cancer Center has received a grant from The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation for a new cancer center.
Chicago's Lurie Children's Hospital said Tuesday that it is no longer initiating gender-affirming medical treatment for minors.
Not one, but two hotels are now planned or proposed for Chicago's Northalsted LGBTQ+ nightlife district.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
Barnes & Noble was set to reopen in Skokie on Wednesday, just weeks after it closed.
Trader Joe's is opening a new location in Chicago's Logan Square neighborhood.
The district laid out a $630 million plan to remake Soldier Field into a major concert venue and events space.
After the Double Door closed in Wicker Park, there was reassurance that the Double Door would return, at a new location in the city's Uptown neighborhood. Now that is not happening anymore.
The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 list of nominees, including Phil Collins, Mariah Carey, Wu-Tang Clan and more.
Nick Reiner, 32, was charged with two counts of murder in the killing of his parents, Rob Reiner and Michele Singer Reiner.
"Jersey Shore" star Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi said in a TikTok video that her results at a post-op appointment for a cone biopsy showed stage 1 cervical cancer.
Garth Brooks, Ed Sheeran, Post Malone and Jelly Roll are among the artists headlining in the 2026 SummerFest in Milwaukee this summer.
Plans for a new boutique Tryst Hotel have been announced for the site of the building where D.S. Tequila was located.
Federal authorities arrested Tommy Schaefer this week after he served more than a decade in a prison in Indonesia.
The Illinois General Assembly is holding a hearing on a bill would give the team tax certainty of they build a new stadium in Arlington Heights, while Indiana state senators are to vote on a bill clearing the way for a new Bears stadium along Wolf Lake in Hammond.
A series of memorial services will begin on Thursday to honor the late Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Four people were injured following a mass shooting at a gas station in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Wednesday evening.
A series of memorial services will begin on Thursday to honor the late Reverend Jesse Jackson.
Four people were injured following a mass shooting at a gas station in the Woodlawn neighborhood on Wednesday evening.
Northfield police announced that David Garcia-Espinal, 46, was found and arrested in Los Angeles, California, on Feb. 19.
Both couples are still actively fighting for their kids, knowing it will be a long and complicated road.
Cynthia Eason testified that SWAT officers pointed guns at her, her daughter, and her four grandchildren in 2018 after raiding the wrong home.
Both couples are still actively fighting for their kids, knowing it will be a long and complicated road.
The mother of an 8-year-old boy who was allegedly put in a chokehold and dragged by the neck by a Chicago Public Schools employee hopes her lawsuit and choice to speak out will help protect students in the future.
A jury on Wednesday awarded $5.74 million in damages to a Chicago family who accused police of violating their civil rights in a botched raid of their home in 2018.
The company behind delays in Cook County property tax bills and refunds has sent a letter to Cook County Treasurer Maria Pappas, refusing to work directly with her any longer, accusing her of using foul language and bullying their team.
A family-owned toy company in north suburban Vernon Hills played a pivotal role in the surprise Supreme Court ruling Friday that struck down most of President Trump's tariffs.
Nearly five years after the Bears first announced their bid to buy the former Arlington International Racecourse with the aim of turning the site into a new stadium, the Illinois General Assembly will begin considering a bill to push the plan ahead.
The Hornetts handed the Bulls a 10th straight loss, matching their longest slide since January 2019.
The Bears have not received compensatory third-round picks via the NFL's reward for developing minority front office candidates.
While Poles considers his best options to put a roster together for next season, he also has to have future seasons in mind, especially with Caleb Williams still on his rookie contract.
Eight Cubs players and four White Sox players will be leaving spring training to play in the World Baseball Classic.
The man convicted in the 2014 Bali "suitcase murder" was expected in a Chicago courtroom on Thursday.
A man was wounded in a shooting on Wednesday afternoon at a McDonald's in the Back of the Yard neighborhood on the South Side of Chicago.
Police in the Poconos region of Pennsylvania are looking for a man who they say set multiple fires to deal with spiders.
A judge ordered a woman detained until trial in the deadly carjacking of an Uber Eats driver on Chicago's West Side.
Tommy Schaefer was sentenced for the 2014 murder of Sheila von Wiese-Mack, the mother of Heather Mack, during a luxury vacation.
