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

By Humeyra Pamuk WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Among the scores of offices the U.S. State Department eliminated last week in its ...

Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left ...

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

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

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

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

Latest news and updates as Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine and meets with NATO's secretary ...

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

The State Department is firing over 1,300 employees in line with a dramatic reorganization plan initiated by the Trump ...

NPR's Steve Inskeep asks John Dinkelman, new president of the American Foreign Service Association, about how layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy.