Last week's sweeping State Department layoffs gutted some offices unexpectedly and forced staff to scramble, sources told CBS ...

The roles of some of the State Department employees fired last week overlap with priorities that President Donald Trump has ...

If California's legal challenge can't stop the Trump administration from withholding funds, the Education Department said ...

A former senior U.S. official said it was “shortsighted” to consolidate the department’s well-respected intelligence arm.

The department is the latest state agency to announce cuts after more than 50 employees were let go from other departments in ...

In a 6-3 decision along ideological lines, the Supreme Court paused a lower court order that had reinstated 1,400 Education ...

Latest news and updates as Trump announces the U.S. will send Patriot missiles to Ukraine and meets with NATO's secretary ...

The Supreme Court is allowing President Donald Trump to put his plan to dismantle the Education Department back on track and ...

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

Administration officials say the plan will cut down on unwieldy bureaucracy and modernize the agency.

A senior State Department official faced tough questions on Capitol Hill Wednesday as he defended sweeping layoffs and the dismantling of the U.S.'s lead foreign aid agency.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen criticized the State Department’s decision to lay off 1,300 employees as it is seen as a retreat from global commitments and a victory for adversaries such as China and ...