The Trump administration has argued that the State Department is bloated and layoffs are necessary. The court found that’s for Congress to decide.

"We believe these actions not only contradict the statute but are antithetical to the Fulbright mission and the values," the board said.

On June 5, 2025, the United States Department of State sanctioned four individuals currently serving as judges of the International Criminal

Millions of dollars in State Department funding will now support a program aimed at providing a monetary incentive for immigrants to leave the United States willingly.

President Trump’s top diplomat in Africa, Troy Fitrell, will retire from the State Department next month, and Jonathan Pratt, the Bureau of African Affairs deputy assistant secretary, will take

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Christopher Landau will travel this week to Mexico, El Salvador and Guatemala in an effort to boost economic growth and end illegal immigration, the State Department announced Monday.

U.S. District Judge Susan Illston barred the Republican administration from carrying out much of its plans to reorganize and slash departments while she hears a legal challenge brought by labor unions and others. She said that President Donald Trump had failed to seek Congressional cooperation to do so when he ordered government-wide cuts.

He served as Senior Director for the Middle East at the National Security Council during the George W. Bush administration. Since assuming office, U.S. President Donald Trump has overseen an unprecedented assault on the federal government.