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In a dramatic and controversial shake-up of American diplomacy, the Trump administration fired more than 1,300 State Department employees on Friday, executing a broad reorganization plan that critics warn will cripple U.S. global influence and undermine national security. According to a senior official, 1,107 civil servants and 246 foreign service …

A federal judge on Tuesday halted the Trump administration’s sweeping plan to downsize and reorganize the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), ruling that the mass layoffs of health workers across multiple agencies were likely illegal and would cause irreparable harm. In a 58-page ruling, U.S. District Judge …