Trump begins mass State Department firings in major shake-up

WASHINGTON >> The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees today as the administration of President Donald Trump presses ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its diplomatic corps, a move critics say will undermine U.S. ability to defend and promote U.S. interests abroad.

Trump begins mass State Department firings in major shake-up
WASHINGTON >> The State Department began firing more than 1,350 U.S.-based employees today as the administration of President Donald Trump presses ahead with an unprecedented overhaul of its diplomatic corps, a move critics say will undermine U.S. ability to defend and promote U.S. interests abroad.