The State Department is trimming back the overall scope of its layoffs, compared to what it told Congress last month, with fewer cuts to the Foreign Service.

Senate Democrats on Friday joined State Department employees in protest of the Trump administration’s decision to layoff 1,300 employees this week. “This is not America first. This is ...

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s ...

Before Tuesday, a district court had barred the Trump administration from firing federal employees en masse as his executive ...

The department says the cuts are needed to tame bureaucracy. Critics say they will weaken U.S. strength at a critical time.

A rally is expected, with supporters “clapping out” departing State Department employees and protesting the layoffs at 4 p.m.

The State Department on Friday is carrying out plans to lay off 1,300 employees as part of a drastic reorganization effort, drawing outrage from former diplomats and Democrats who say the Trump ...

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

U.S. diplomats in Washington are bracing for cuts to the State Department workforce, with dismissal notices expected to hit ...

The department has begun sending layoff notices to 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in ...

WASHINGTON, July 11 (Reuters) - The White House is scrutinizing layoff plans by federal agencies in an effort to limit further court challenges after the Supreme Court cleared the way for a sweeping ...