More than 1,300 employees were forced out of the State Department on Friday, taking with them decades of specialized skills and on-the-job training.

Next year's budget for Chicago Public Schools will be up for discussion this week, as they are planning some community feedback sessions. The sessions come amid a budget shortfall and days after hundreds of teacher layoffs.

The State Department informed U.S.-based employees on Thursday that it would soon be laying off nearly 2,000 workers as part of a plan to downsize its domestic workforce.

No State Department official publicly said when the first notices for the planned layoffs would be sent, but the widespread expectation is for the terminations to start as soon as Friday.

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump tour the Texas flood devastation and the State Department begins laying employees.

Fearing layoffs and AI, workers are reading into their bosses' looks and the lack of snacks. Welcome to office paranoia.

Some laid off employees were seen carrying boxes out of the U.S. State Department as supporters bid them farewell with applause and hugs.

Illinois stands to lose about $48 billion in federal funding for Medicaid over 10 years, according to KFF, a nonprofit organization focused on health policy.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s plan to downsize a “bloated” department had been on hold after a court ruling.

Lawmakers noted their letter comes as “recent IRS staffing challenges caused by the Trump Administration” have complicated the processing of outstanding tax refunds.

Intel’s position in the industry has slumped badly. Nevertheless, the company is hugely important to Oregon as one of its largest private employers.