{"id":2453142,"date":"2025-06-27T18:28:59","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:28:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hardball-rubio-poised-to-ship-more-than-half-of-us-state-dept-employees-overseas\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T18:31:15","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T22:31:15","slug":"hardball-rubio-poised-to-ship-more-than-half-of-us-state-dept-employees-overseas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hardball-rubio-poised-to-ship-more-than-half-of-us-state-dept-employees-overseas\/","title":{"rendered":"Hardball: Rubio Poised to Ship More Than Half of US State Dept. Employees Overseas"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fhardball-rubio-poised-to-ship-more-than-half-of-us-state-dept-employees-overseas%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2453142&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio is taking decisive action to rearrange personnel at the State Department,planning to reassign agency officials to remote locations while <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >awaiting potential court rulings<\/a> that could allow further layoffs. The Supreme Court may soon hear a case regarding the legality of federal firings, which, if favorable to Rubio, could lead to immediate job cuts by his July 1st deadline. Previously, a judicial order had blocked efforts to lay off 2,000 employees, but the department may now seek realignment that could lead to significant job reductions. Reports suggest that up to 60% of U.S.-based employees could be transferred to overseas posts if the proposed changes are implemented. Amidst this restructuring, there are ongoing efforts to eliminate waste and inefficiency within the bureaucracy, aligning with Trump&#8217;s agenda to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-government-efficiency-commission-idea-draws-capitol-hill-interest-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump government efficiency commission idea draws Capitol Hill interest - Washington Examiner\">streamline government operations<\/a> and cut costs. The article underscores a broader movement within the administration to restore efficiency and diminish the perceived excesses of an expanding federal workforce.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Secretary of State Marco Rubio is done messing around when it comes to his agency officials, and is planning to reassign them to remote areas of the globe, while awaiting court rulings that could allow him to fire even more employees altogether.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/breaking-supreme-court-issues-big-decision-birthright-citizenship-case\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supreme Court<\/a> case about the efficacy of federal firings could be heard soon (it did not make it to the docket for Friday&rsquo;s flurry of decisions, though a separate decision limiting the scope of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/supreme-court-orders-biden-admin-to-reinstate-trump-immigration-policy\/\" title=\"... Orders Biden Admin To Reinstate Trump Immigration Policy\">lower court injunctions<\/a> could certainly affect it), and after that, the department could see Rubio &ldquo;immediately&rdquo; enact layoffs by his July 1st deadline, The Washington Examiner <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3455634\/state-department-mass-layoffs-supreme-court\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Trump&rsquo;s State Department was reportedly blocked by a judicial order from a lower court, because it was prepping to lay off 2,000 workers. An emergency appeal was filed with SCOTUS shortly after.<\/p>\n<p>The department is also seeking to realign certain divisions which could lead to even more job cuts.<\/p>\n<p>Given these dynamics, 60 percent of U.S.-based employees &ldquo;are expected to be put in foreign posts if the layoffs and rearrangements take effect within the coming weeks,&rdquo; according to the Examiner.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Many of the worldly bureaucrats at the State Department in Washington, D.C. should be celebrating their new assignments, as they&rsquo;re usually very public about striving for multiculturalism in all facets of daily life.<\/p>\n<p>A California Judge Susan Illston, initially issued the block, calling Rubio&rsquo;s actions prohibited.<\/p>\n<p>This is a government that has gone completely out of control, creating an unelected bureaucracy &mdash; decade after decade &mdash; that is bloated, and drives up our national debt.<\/p>\n<p>Trump d his plans to shrink department sizes during his campaign, then brought in Elon Musk to get the ball rolling with the Department of Government Efficiency, and later instructed top officials to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/elon-musks-doge-moves-wasteful-spending-motherlode-big-money-fraud-happening\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">find waste and eliminate it<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This is what America voted for. Get used to it.<\/p>\n<p>And in the process of gutting unnecessary jobs, the administration may discover further fraud and waste that the public didn&rsquo;t even know existed.<\/p>\n<p>We&rsquo;ve already seen examples showing shocking mismanagement of taxpayer dollars, with Musk&rsquo;s efforts exposing how things really work behind the scenes.<\/p>\n<p>More recently, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/kari-lake-announces-mass-terminations-agency-bid-shrink-control-federal-bureaucracy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Kari Lake<\/a>, Senior Advisor for the U.S. Agency for Global Media, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-corporations-cut-dividends-and-employees-while-dumping-billions-into-race-hustling-groups\/\" title=\"U.S. Corporations Cut Dividends And Employees While Dumping Billions Into Race-Hustling Groups\">announced mass layoffs<\/a> within the agency to rein in the &ldquo;out-of-control&rdquo; waste, while also complying with an executive order from the commander in chief.<\/p>\n<p>A news release that she included in a social media post claimed 1,400 positions had been eliminated, representing an 85 percent decrease in personnel since March. Lake called it a &ldquo;decisive action to effectuate President Trump&rsquo;s agenda.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Reduction in Force Termination Notices were sent to 639 employees at USAGM and Voice of America &mdash; part of a long-overdue effort to dismantle a bloated, unaccountable bureaucracy,&rdquo; Lake added. &ldquo;For decades, American taxpayers have been forced to bankroll an agency that&rsquo;s been riddled with dysfunction, bias, and waste. That ends now.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The dominoes are beginning to topple. Trump&rsquo;s agenda is falling into place and the judiciary &mdash; at almost every level of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-loses-7-year-old-girl-forever-after-detainer-is-lifted-on-non-citizen-police\/\" title=\"Family Loses 7-Year-Old Girl Forever After Detainer Is Lifted on Non-Citizen: Police\">court system &#038;mdash<\/a>; is giving him the green light to exercise the Executive Branch&rsquo;s constitutional authority.<\/p>\n<p>Now, all the public has to do is watch and wait while efficiency, transparency and trust are slowly restored to these once great institutions.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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A Supreme Court case concerning the legality of federal firings might be addressed soon, and following that, the department could see Rubio implement layoffs by his July 1st deadline, as reported by The Washington Examiner. Previously, a judicial order had prevented Trump&#8217;s State Department from laying off 2,000 workers. An emergency appeal was subsequently filed with the Supreme Court. The department is also looking to reorganize certain divisions, which could result in further job reductions. According to the Examiner, if these layoffs and changes occur in the coming weeks, around 60% of U.S.-based employees may be assigned to foreign posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2453143,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rubio.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[58081,5438,32895],"class_list":["post-2453142","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","tag-overseas-employees","tag-rubio","tag-state-department"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/rubio.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453142","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2453142"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453142\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2453146,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2453142\/revisions\/2453146"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2453143"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2453142"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2453142"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2453142"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}