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US judge blocks State Department's planned overhaul, mass layoffs
A federal judge in California on Friday temporarily blocked the U.S. State Department from implementing an agency-wide ...
Map Shows US States With Best—And Worst—Economies
Incorporating dozens of metrics into its analysis, WalletHub created a ranking of the strongest economies in the U.S.
Virginia governor's race a test of Trump's grip on competitive state
Virginia's governor election this year is a popularity test for Republican President Donald Trump and his policies, ...
US State Department cable says agency using AI to help staff job panels
The U.S. State Department will use an artificial intelligence chatbot to help it select the people who will perform annual ...
Judge blocks State Department from firing workers while injunction is in effect
A federal judge in San Francisco has stopped Secretary of State Marco Rubio from proceeding with plans to downsize the State ...
U.S. files suit against New York State over courthouse arrest law
The federal government has filed a suit against the state of New York over a law that has kept ICE enforcement out of the ...
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US State Department orders embassies to resume processing Harvard student visas
The US State Department ordered diplomatic posts around the world to “resume processing” of Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas on Friday after a judge halted President Donald ...
Judge halts Rubio’s plan to lay off almost 2,000 State Dept. employees
The Trump administration has argued that the State Department is bloated and layoffs are necessary. The court found that’s ...