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State Department layoffs affect key Trump priorities like intelligence, energy and China
Trump administration officials have defended the mass dismissals, saying they are overdue and necessary to make the ...
State Department firings will hit Trump admin’s ability to tackle its own priorities, sources say
The mass firing of State Department employees could significantly impact the Trump administration’s ability to address the ...
US State Department draws criticism for shutting office that brings home deceased diplomats
Among the scores of offices the U.S. State Department eliminated last week in its dramatic revamp, the shuttering of one ...
Photos of US State Department workers getting hugs and applause as they're fired
Carrying boxes past signs of thanks for their service, fired State Department workers were hugged and applauded as they left ...
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How layoffs will affect the State Department and American diplomacy
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.