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Trump administration live updates: President surveys flood devastation in Texas; layoffs hit State Department
Live updates and the latest news as President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and ...
State Department starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration of President Donald ...
State Department layoffs set to take place 'soon' per internal memo
Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump ...
State Department to lay off 1,300 civil servants, foreign service officers
The State Department will lay off more than 1,300 people as part of a broad restructuring plan, Reuters is reporting. The ...
Rubio’s Cuts at State Department Demote Longtime U.S. Values
Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...
State Department layoffs: Diplomats brace for mass firings after months in limbo
A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m.
State Department to begin layoffs in effort to downsize government
The department will begin issuing layoff notices to employees via email “in the coming days,” according to a staff memo ...
State Department Begins Layoffs After Supreme Court Ruling
The State Department announced plans to lay off some US-based diplomats and other employees, after the Supreme Court ruled ...