Secretary of State Marco Rubio began mass firings at the State Department on Monday, part of a reorganization plan to form a leaner foreign policy force that, he argues, will allow the United

Videos show emotional scenes as tearful State Department employees emerge to applause from colleagues after being abruptly fired.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio insists he is streamlining a bloated department, but critics warn the cost to America’s standing and influence could be high.

More than 1,300 State Department employees were fired Friday in a downsizing ordered by President Donald Trump and touted as cutting bloated government -- but which critics predict

State Department State Department to begin mass layoffs of about 1,800 employees in coming days 'First and foremost, we want to thank them for their dedication and service to the United States ...

I do want to ask you both briefly as well about the mass firings at the State Department we reported on earlier. That follows a Supreme Court ruling that basically cleared the way for the Trump administration to move forward with those reductions in force.

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State Department puts 1,300 staffers on notice after Supreme Court clears Trump’s plan for mass firings - Marco Rubio overseeing seismic cuts to bureaus that promote democracy and combat human rights