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After pregnant USAID workers’ pleas, State Department postpones layoff dates
The change will extend employees’ health insurance and will particularly help workers whose due dates, or those of a pregnant spouse, were close to a July layoff date.
U.S. State Department designates 2 gangs in Haiti as terrorist groups
The U.S. State Department on Friday designated two powerful Haitian gangs as terrorist groups. The agency listed the Viv ...
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Rubio unveils a massive overhaul of the State Department, with a reduction of staff and bureaus
Numerous senior State Department officials, including Rubio himself ... said this development only creates more “uncertainty” ...
Congressional lawmakers want a say in Marco Rubio's State Department reforms
Rubio last week announced sweeping reforms to the agency. In addition to gutting USAID, Rubio described plans to cut 132 ...
McMaster staffer appointed State Executive Director for S.C. Farm Service Agency
A staffer for South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster is now taking a key position for the state within the United States ...
United States ‘will not be the mediators’ in Russia-Ukraine peace talks: Department of State
The US will cease its involvement in Russia-Ukraine peace talks, stating it is now up to the two nations to find a resolution ...
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States sue to block dismantling of Department of Health and Human Services
State Attorney General Letitia James continued the march of state-led legal challenges to Trump administration cuts with a ...
Reporter informs State spokesperson of Rubio’s new role during briefing
A reporter was the one to inform a State Department spokesperson during a briefing Thursday that President Trump had tapped ...