Secretary of State Marco Rubio has called the agency “bloated,” yet as violence spiked in the Middle East, staff say they’ve ...

State Department employees already bracing for mass layoffs faced another blow Friday in the Supreme Court’s ruling that ...

Democrats say they are worried about reports that about 700 career diplomats will be fired. The agency has said it plans to ...

The department was previously blocked by an order from a lower court because it intended to lay off thousands of people.

The State Department could begin laying off hundreds of Washington, D.C.-based staff, according to internal correspondence.

A State Department spokesman declined to answer questions about the timing of RIF notices but told reporters, “we have no ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

WASHINGTON — 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 ...

Trump suggested returning to calling the Defense Department the War Department after the success of bombing Iran.

Scores of congressional Democrats are urging Secretary of State Marco Rubio to abandon plans to shrink the State Department workforce, end a hiring freeze and resume offering the Foreign Service ...