Key Takeaways A judge ruled layoffs at U.S. Health and Human Services were likely unlawful and blocked anymore cutsOver 10,000 jobs were cut, including key health roles at the Centers for Disease Control and Food and Drug AdministrationStates say the move harmed public health and pushed extra costs onto them WEDNESDAY,

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.

The plaintiff is a homeowner in the Woodland Hills addition in unincorporated Wagoner County, where a contractor for the state agency was planning to place up to four adults in crisis situations.

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,

(Reuters) - A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked the U.S. State Department from implementing an agency-wide reorganization plan that includes nearly 2,000 layoffs. U.S ...

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

State Dept. further prepares for mass layoffs even as court block remains A judge specified last month that State, like most major agencies, cannot yet move forward with RIFs.

Planned Parenthood’s funding will not yet be cut off after a federal judge on Monday evening temporarily blocked a provision of the Ong Big Beautiful Bill Act aimed at defunding the group for one year. The judge says the temporary order will only last for 14 days.

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 ›

US News. US State Department tells staff planned layoffs will begin soon. July 11, 2025. The State Department will start sending notices to members of its workforce impacted by th

The Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration to move ahead with plans to carry out mass layoffs at the Department of Education that were blocked by a federal judge, granting an emergency application from the administration that blocks the federal judge's ruling.