No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread expectation is for the terminations to start as soon as Friday.

A federal judge has stopped the Trump administration from implementing more layoffs at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), saying the job cuts likely went against the law. The decision came Tuesday from U.S. District Judge Melissa ...

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

California-based District Judge Susan Illston rejected that argument, however, and on June 13 issued a new order demanding State not proceed with planned layoffs. A Justice Department attorney ...

The Supreme Court allowed President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track — and to go through with laying off almost 1,400 employees.

Mass layoffs: The State Department formally notified employees on Thursday that layoffs would begin “soon,” as part of a major reorganization plan unveiled in May by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. Diplomats said that senior department officials had told them to expect layoff notices as soon as Friday morning. Read more ›

A recent decision by a federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily blocked a controversial Trump-era rule that sought to restrict Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood. The rule, part of a larger fiscal bill signed by former President Donald Trump,

The State Department is preparing to send layoff notices to employees as part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to trim government ranks, according to an internal memo seen by the Washington Post.