Protesters march against Trump administration, DOGE cuts on Presidents Day
Kara St. Cyr reports on protests held in San Francisco against the Trump agenda and Elon Musk's involvement with the new administration.
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Kara St. Cyr reports on protests held in San Francisco against the Trump agenda and Elon Musk's involvement with the new administration.
Demonstrators in Oakland marched through city streets for a Presidents Day protest against the Trump administration, the mass deportations underway, and the moves by billionaire Elon Musk to gut federal agencies.
The Trump administration has halted DOGE's firings of hundreds of federal employees working on the nation's nuclear weapons programs.
President Trump and his adviser, Elon Musk, have been working to winnow the ranks of federal workers. But how will the public lose out if government workers lose their jobs?
Elon Musk's "dual roles pose conflicts of interest so obvious that they hardly require explanation," Sen. Richard Blumenthal wrote in the letter obtained by CBS News.
The Trump administration is firing thousands of federal workers on probationary status, or those without civil service protections.
OpenAI attorney William Savitt said the proposal "is not in the best interests of OAI's mission and is rejected."
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.
The social media platform X will pay President Trump $10 million to settle a lawsuit over the suspension of his account in the wake of the Jan. 6 Capitol attack.
A federal judge said the Trump administration's "deferred resignation" offer could go forward and about 40,000 federal workers had accepted the deal.
Sam Altman, leader of SF's OpenAI, says the company is NOT for sale, after a group led by Elon Musk reportedly offered a whopping $97 billion to buy the A.I. giant. Emily Forlini, Senior Reporter for PC Mag, joins Reed Cowan to dive into Musk's strategy, with Altman claiming it’s all about slowing down a competitor.
President Trump issued an executive order Tuesday ordering federal agencies to comply with the Elon Musk-led Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and its plans to cut spending. Prof. Rory Little of UC Law San Francisco talks to CBS News Bay Area about the moves.
Billionaire Elon Musk is leading a group of investors in a $97.4 billion bid to take control of artificial intelligence pioneer OpenAI.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is an outlet for Americans dealing with issues such as questionable student loan servicing practices or excessive bank overdraft fees.
The wealthiest man in the world is in charge of a powerful new government task force fundamentally changing the government.
Elon Musk's control of a federal payment system is raising concerns about funding for programs like Social Security and the safety of personal data.
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.
Tesla has been losing market share in several countries as growing competitors offer customers alternatives.
Posts by President Trump and Elon Musk roiled the space community, raising the prospect of an earlier-than-planned return for the Starliner crew.
Kelsi Thorud reports on the possible influence Bay Area tech giants could have on the Trump administration.
National Security Counselors, a public interest law firm, alleges the Department of Government Efficiency is breaking a federal a law.
Telemetry from the Starship froze just more than 8 minutes after launch from Texas, moments after engines began shutting down.
The SEC has sued billionaire X owner Elon Musk, alleging he failed to disclose his ownership of Twitter stock in a timely manner in 2022.
Bezos, Musk and Zuckerberg are the three richest people in the world, according to Forbes.
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg cites "cultural tipping point" of election in making major changes to practices.
