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Over 1,300 State Dept. Employees Fired Under Trump Administration
The department sent layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States ...
Malay Mail1h
The purge begins: Trump fires 1,300 State Dept staff in sweeping cuts, critics warn of ‘catastrophic blow’ to US diplomacy
More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired yesterday in a downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump and touted ...
Al Jazeera1h
US State Department begins layoffs in Trump’s shake-up of diplomatic corps
Mass layoff came days after the Supreme Court cleared the way for US president to gut entire government positions.
Bill Gates says Trump's cuts to USAID are devastating: ‘It's not too late to reverse them'
Bill Gates said the effects of President Donald Trump's USAID cuts are "devastating" but can be prevented. The Gates Foundation, where Gates is board chair, has worked extensively with the U.S. Agency ...
The Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette4h
Federal government has surprise $27 billion surplus in June
The federal government had a $27 billion surplus in June, an unexpected finding at this point in the fiscal year.
State Department cuts broader than anticipated, include diplomatic security
State Department to release letter to all employees Thursday evening informing them that it's officially moving to implement ...
In USAID’s absence, China sees an opening
GAYLE SMITH, who served as USAID administrator under former President BARACK OBAMA, told POLITICO that China is now investing in some places where the U.S. has withdrawn.
WSPA 7News6h
Mass layoffs begin at the State Department
The U.S. State Department fired more than 1,300 employees Friday, the latest DOGE effort to shrink the size of the federal government.
School meals are a lifeline. Soup kitchens can’t fill the gaps alone.
We need to do better. We should be supporting school meals at home and overseas. School meals fight hunger but also improve ...