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News Wrap: State Department lays off more than 1,300

News Wrap: State Department lays off more than 1,300 in latest cuts to federal workforce

07/11/2025

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News Wrap: State Department lays off more than 1,300

Clip: 7/11/2025 | 6m 1sVideo has Closed Captions

News Wrap: State Department lays off more than 1,300 in latest cuts to federal workforce

In our news wrap Friday, the State Department is laying off at least 1,300 employees as part of the Trump administration's effort to scale back the federal workforce, an appeals court threw out a plea deal for the alleged mastermind of the 9/11 attacks and police in Baltimore are investigating a suspected mass overdose event that saw more than two dozen people sent to the hospital.

07/11/2025

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