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State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...
US State Department draws criticism for shutting office that brings home deceased diplomats
By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Among the scores of offices the U.S. State Department eliminated last week in its ...
Sources describe disarray at State Department after Trump administration's layoffs
Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...
State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
State Dept. Layoffs Hit Russia and Ukraine Analysts
A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.
Indiana Department of Workforce Development lays off 123 state employees
The department is the latest state agency to announce cuts after more than 50 employees were let go from other departments in ...
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Supreme Court rules on Trump's mass layoffs at Education Department
In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education ...
Trump threatens 100% secondary tariffs on Russia; Supreme Court allows mass layoffs at Education Department
Latest news and updates as Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine and meets with NATO's secretary ...
State Department enacts widespread layoffs, cutting 1,353 staff as part of reorganization
The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...
State Department lays off over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump ...
Senate Democrats press Rubio on State Department layoffs: ‘A tool of last resort’
Senate Democrats on the Foreign Relations Committee are demanding answers within one week from Secretary of State Marco Rubio over the Trump administration’s firing of thousands of State ...