Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...

The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...

Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...

A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part ...

As President Donald Trump takes a beating from his own MAGA crowd for his handling of the case of Jeffrey Epstein, the ...

The involuntary staff reductions include 1,107 civil service and 246 foreign service employees, according to a notice sent to ...

The department is the latest state agency to announce cuts after more than 50 employees were let go from other departments in ...

No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread ...

State Department employees are told not to meddle in foreign elections, in accordance with Trump's emphasis on national ...

Employees of the U.S. State Department could receive a layoff notice via email very soon as part of the Trump ...

The department says the cuts, part of a reorganization that will see 3,000 total personnel reductions, will slash redundancy ...