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New York Post3d
State Department to cut thousands of staff, shutter more than 100 foreign offices in drastic overhaul
WASHINGTON — The State Department previewed plans Tuesday to lay off roughly 2,000 staffers and close down 132 bureaus abroad as part of an “America First” overhaul of the diplomatic agency.
The New York Times4d
Education Department Will Resume Collections on Student Loan Debt
In an announcement this week, the department warned that millions of borrowers could be referred to debt collectors and see deductions from their paychecks. By Ali Watkins The Department of ...
CNN3d
Rubio unveils first stage of major State Department overhaul
Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday rolled out the first stage of a major plan to reorganize the US State Department with changes that will eliminate 132 domestic offices, cut around 700 ...
The Star5d
Brunei warns against misuse of Community Development Department logo on social media
The department clarified that it has no affiliation with the TikTok account, which has unlawfully used Japem’s official logo as its profile picture. The department urged the public to exercise ...
Yonhap News Agency on MSN3d
Trump Jr. to visit S. Korea next week at invitation of Shinsegae chairman
Donald Trump Jr., the eldest son of U.S. President Donald Trump, will visit South Korea next week at the invitation of ...
ABC News3d
Rubio plans sweeping reorganization of the State Department
His plan would see dozens of offices and hundreds of jobs eliminated. Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Tuesday unveiled a sweeping plan to dramatically restructure the State Department that would ...
Newsday3d
US State Department unveils massive overhaul of agency with reduction of staff and bureaus
Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating more than 100 bureaus ...
The Denver Post3d
Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department, with a reduction of staff and bureaus
WASHINGTON (AP) — Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled a massive overhaul of the State Department on Tuesday, with plans to reduce staff in the U.S. by 15% while closing and consolidating ...
The Hill3d
Schatz: Rubio’s State Department overhaul will erode US global leadership
“Following the illegal and damaging dismantling of USAID, Secretary Marco Rubio’s proposed changes to the State Department would have drastic and wide-ranging implications for key U.S ...
NJ.com5d
NAACP sues Department of Education over DEI funding cuts
The NAACP has filed a federal lawsuit against the Department of Education, alleging that its anti-DEI initiatives have limited equal educational opportunities for Black students. The lawsuit ...
Politico5d
Former Pentagon official warns department’s dysfunction could topple Hegseth
Ullyot, who resigned from the Pentagon last week, described a department in collapse. He accused Hegseth’s team of “falsehoods” about why three top officials were fired last week ...