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A sensible look at the State Department cuts
On Friday, the Trump administration laid off about 1,350 employees at the State Department. A number of news reports ...
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 ...
Why State Department employees say Rubio is a ‘mute accessory to Trump’
Important new reporting from Puck’s Julia Ioffe reveals what America's bruised diplomats really think of their boss, ...
What a Smaller Education Department Is Doing Under Trump
Cuts have hit most of the department’s main functions, which include investigating civil rights complaints, providing ...
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Trump’s Mass State Department Layoffs Upend Foreign Policy
Along with rescissions hitting foreign aid, the new round of firings shows Trump is still bent on tearing down bipartisan ...
State Department tells staff planned layoffs to begin soon
No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...
Trump Administration Reorg Prompts Over 1,300 State Department Layoffs
According to the Associated Press, 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers were sent layoff notices Friday.
State Department is firing over 1,300 employees under Trump administration plan
The department has begun sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in ...
Trump Guts State Department And Staff Warns People Should Be ‘Scared’
Donald Trump likes to say he’s about America first. What we’re witnessing here is America in retreat,” Democratic Sen. Chris ...