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Despite President Trump's promise of cuts, the federal government has spent more than $200 billion more in his first 100 days than the same time period last year.
In just 24 hours, a service-based program in Stockton that receives funding from AmeriCorps had its funding cut.
The lawsuit against the Trump administration says the Education Department's halt of promised aid for schools will force cuts to vital services.
Job cuts more than tripled to 275,240 last month, a surge caused by mass layoffs of government workers by Elon Musk's DOGE.
Protesters are trying to escalate a movement targeting Tesla dealerships and vehicles in opposition to Elon Musk's role in DOGE.
In a Fox News interview, Musk claimed DOGE found billions in waste — including a nearly billion-dollar National Park Service survey. No evidence supports that.
Trump campaign funder and government disrupter Elon Musk has used unprecedented power to quickly eliminate thousands of federal jobs and shutter entire programs and agencies, using tactics that have raised questions about transparency.
Job cuts spiked in February, marking their highest point since July 2020, due to firings of government workers directed by DOGE.
"This will no doubt result in preventable death, destabilization, and threats to national security on a massive scale," Nick Enrich wrote in the memo.
Elon Musk told federal workers Monday evening that they had "another chance" to justify their work or lose their jobs. The original deadline passed later on Monday.
Some federal agencies, including the State and Defense Departments, told their employees not to respond to an email asking for a list of tasks they completed.
Republican lawmakers have faced backlash at town halls and other events in their districts in recent days.
Natalie Brand reports on growing number of federal workers across the country receiving termination notices this week.
Around 100 were fired from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
The employees who will be affected — in a single division of the IRS — are expected to be notified Thursday that they've been fired.
The initial accounting by DOGE of its estimated savings was overstated by billions of dollars, a review by CBS News found.
USDA said it's trying to rescind the firings this weekend of several employees who had worked on the bird flu.
Some Democratic lawmakers are raising concerns about the security of taxpayer data as Musk's cost-cutting task force moves to the IRS.
San Francisco city officials are investigating after three men who claimed to be from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) showed up at City Hall on Friday demanding records from offices before fleeing.
Elon Musk called for the government to "delete entire agencies" at home and "mind its own business" abroad in a speech via video link to the World Governments Summit in Dubai.
A small plane landed on a Modesto-area freeway early Friday afternoon.
Davis police announced they have arrested a 19-year-old suspect in connection with a shooting at Community Park on Picnic Day, but more are sought.
A man who worked at the Elkhorn Golf Club near Stockton has been arrested after an investigation into embezzlement.
Eight people were found guilty of robbing Kim Kardashian in Paris in 2016. Two defendants were acquitted.
The Solano County Sheriff's Office says they served a search warrant to Marvin Mutch's Vallejo home on Thursday.
Detectives are still working to identify other people who were involved in the shooting as the investigation is ongoing.
A CBS News Confirmed analysis of a dozen skincare influencers' accounts found that many featured ingredients not suitable for kids and were undisclosed brand partnerships or sponsored posts.
Oakdale city leaders are exploring whether they can move all residents under one electric provider, potentially cutting ties with Pacific Gas & Electric in favor of the Modesto Irrigation District.
A small plane landed on a Modesto-area freeway early Friday afternoon.
A man who worked at the Elkhorn Golf Club near Stockton has been arrested after an investigation into embezzlement.
The Sacramento County Fair opened Thursday and runs through Monday, with an estimated 75,000 people expected to attend over five days at Cal Expo.
Over the years, a lot of crimes have occurred in the dirt alleys that run behind people's homes in north Sacramento, but those pathways now have a new look, turning blight into beauty.
The City of Sacramento has a new idea to help solve its $44 million budget deficit: charging people a fee to park in front of their own homes.
Six people were injured when two vehicles collided in north Sacramento, police said Wednesday.
While the City of Sacramento considers a wide range of cuts to address a $44 million budget deficit, the mayor and city council are eyeing pay raises.
The Inn Fire in Mono County forced mandatory evacuations in Mono City and shut down Highway 395 ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
California is fighting back a day after the U.S. Senate voted to put the brakes on the state's clean vehicle policies.
The snowpack in California and other western states is melting at a record-breaking pace, threatening an early start to the wildfire season and the persistence of drought conditions, authorities announced.
Shasta County supervisors adopted the state of emergency declaration last week.
A Georgia woman who went missing for weeks in California's Sierra Nevada said that she was trapped by an avalanche and survived off wild leeks and snowmelt before she was found this week in a snowy cabin.
The first thing fans will see when they walk into Chase Center this summer is the Valkyries brand new playing court.
Jim Irsay, the owner and CEO of the Indianapolis Colts, died Wednesday at the age of 65, the team said in a statement.
San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy met with reporters at a press conference Wednesday, a day after the team signed him to a five-year contract extension.
The Green Bay Packers' effort to ban the "tush push" failed at the NFL's spring league meetings Wednesday.
Logan O'Hoppe homered and had a tiebreaking RBI single as the Los Angeles Angels beat the Athletics 7-5 on Tuesday night for their fifth straight win.
President Trump said he would impose steep tariff on Apple unless company starts manufacturing some iPhones in the U.S.
The Justice Department said last month that it would be reinstating student visa records for more than 4,700 students.
Senate Republicans led the push to block California's ability to impose tough limits on car emissions — a move Democrats call unprecedented.
The Defense Department says it has accepted a Boeing jet from Qatar that will be retrofitted and used to transport President Trump.
"I think in terms of political spending, I'm going to do a lot less in the future," billionaire Elon Musk said.
Authorities in Hong Kong say COVID-19 levels are the worst in at least a year.
FDA advisers are set to meet Thursday to decide on updates for this fall's COVID shots.
May is Stroke Awareness Month and when it comes to preventing one, it doesn't take much. A Northern California doctor shared some simple things we can all do to prevent something as serious as a stroke.
Dr. Vinay Prasad replaces Dr. Peter Marks, who Prasad had called "dangerous."
Michael Rogers had worked for the FDA for more than three decades.
Finding the perfect dress isn't easy, but now, selling them could become a lot more challenging.
This weekend, Placer County is hosting its annual Sip Into Spring event, offering free or discounted tastings at more than 20 wineries along what's known as the Placer Wine Trail.
From fruits and veggies to car parts, economists project that businesses will pass along the cost of the tariffs to customers.
An economic blackout was underway Friday as activists nationwide encouraged people not to spend their money at large corporations, retailers and fast-food chains for 24 hours.
San Joaquin County's retail theft reporting app has only been around for six months and is already bringing a sense of calmness to local business owners.
As more people in California lose private insurance, the state's FAIR plan is filling up with homes in places the industry itself has classified as low-risk for wildfire.
Once thought of as a small, rarely-used backstop, the FAIR Plan is now one of the largest insurers in the state, and people without FAIR Plan insurance are the ones on the hook for the FAIR Plan's debt. Yet the FAIR Plan is still cloaked in secrecy.
In an exclusive interview, Huskins and Quinn take us through his interrogation, showing us step-by-step how old-school interrogation training led to their "American Nightmare."
As California faces the largest insurance crisis in the state's history, there is still no leader of the state Senate Insurance Committee. Half committee members are new to the committee, the committee staff is new, and arguably, the most experienced and qualified person in the Senate to lead this committee is embroiled in a federal corruption investigation.
In an exclusive interview with CBS News California, Denise Huskins and Aaron Quinn reveal the timeline of Matthew Muller's cold-case crimes. Crimes they helped solve. The survivors detail how it took a decade, a documentary, a small-town chief, and a rural district attorney to get anyone to listen.
CBS13 and the Call Kurtis consumer investigative team devised an idea on how to lower what consumers owe on their credit cards -- and it begins with a simple phone call.
No one wants to think about death. However, it's important to plan on what happens to your digital assets after you die.
After spending $18,000 on waterproof laminate floors, a Natomas couple spotted damage after the first cleaning.
More than a year after Hai Pham canceled the trial membership, he kept getting charged every month for it.
A Natomas mother demanded that her daughter be exhumed and cremated after a Sacramento cemetery moved her grave without telling the family.
The Inn Fire in Mono County forced mandatory evacuations in Mono City and shut down Highway 395 ahead of Memorial Day weekend.
Crews are battling a vegetation fire that has burned dozens of acres in Stanislaus County on Thursday.
The Davis location is Cal Fire's only nursery in the entire state.
A Butte County family is suing the California FAIR Plan and the underlining carriers after smoke damage claims made as a result of the Park Fire were denied.
Cal Fire released its new fire hazard severity maps, including for Sacramento, detailing which areas are at high risk of fires.
A Sacramento-area middle school history and English teacher is in the running to win big as America's Favorite Teacher, a title her students think she is more than worthy of being awarded.
Junior Romello Bruhn of Woodland Christian High School is closer than ever to scoring 3,000 career points, something only 13 high school athletes have accomplished in California state history.
Cake, candles, chicken and a cow are the recipe for a 90th birthday celebration at the Madison Avenue Chick-fil-A for a long-time customer who has become a staple in the Sacramento community.
A high school senior and his girlfriend dressed up as Santa and Mrs. Claus and handed out gifts to every student at their school, Marysville Charter Academy for the Arts.
It was a day of conquering fears and overcoming odds at the Sacramento Deep Water Channel this weekend. People living with physical disabilities got an opportunity to feel the exhilaration of setting sail.
Here's a look at the weather forecast for Memorial Day weekend.
A lot of people are going to hit the road for Memorial Day weekend and it's going to cost them.
Over the years, a lot of crimes have occurred in the dirt alleys that run behind people's homes in north Sacramento, but those pathways now have a new look, turning blight into beauty.
Placer County is launching a new partnership aimed at protecting land and promoting more inclusive wildfire prevention strategies.
CBS News California investigative correspondent Julie Watts teamed up with her daughter’s fifth-grade class and CBS News Confirmed to examine the risks and what is being done to protect children.