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

The cuts made good on one part of Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s pledge to overhaul Foggy Bottom and root out what he ...

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

The layoffs will affect 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service officers with assignments in the United States, according to a senior department official.

The State Department fired personnel and consolidated offices that help craft the U.S. diplomatic response to China’s ...

The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an ...

Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly ...

The complexity of the State Department’s layoffs stems from the hundreds of “competitive areas” it set up ahead of time.

The cuts have been roundly criticized by current and former diplomats who say they will weaken U.S. influence and its ability ...

State Department puts 1,300 staffers on notice after Supreme Court clears Trump’s plan for mass firings - Marco Rubio overseeing seismic cuts to bureaus that promote democracy and combat human rights ...

"The ongoing reductions in force at the U.S. State Department threaten to not only weaken but deplete America’s primary line ...

The State Department is firing more than 1,300 ... Rubio on Thursday said the reorganization was being ... That is not reform.” “We stand with the entire State Department workforce and ...