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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 starts firing more than 1,350 workers in Trump's shake-up of diplomatic corps
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees on Friday as the administration ...
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Trump Administration Begins Mass Layoffs at U.S. State Department
The Trump administration began firing more than 1,000 State Department employees on Friday, as it moves to downsize the federal government’s diplomatic arm in what critics say is a risky ...
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Trump Administration Reorg Prompts Mass State Dept. Layoffs - The Wrap
The U.S. State Department laid off more than 1,300 employees Friday as President Donald Trump’s reorganization plan continued to take shape.
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 ...
Applause as teary State Department workers exit after mass firings
Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly fired.
State Department cutting 1,353 jobs amid downsizing
The State Department on Friday began notifying 1,353 affected workers of their pending job losses as the department reduces ...
Texas State Sen. blasts ‘woefully pathetic’ flood response from Trump admin.
The Trump administration faces intense backlash for FEMA’s slow response to the deadly floods in Texas, where a number of ...