The Steady State | by Charles A. Ray

A judge on Thursday blocked the U.S. State Department from immediately laying off more than 250 workers, a legal setback for President Donald Trump and his mass firings of government employees.

The report, based on a survey of foreign service members, found that a vast majority of respondents — 98% — said morale had declined since January, and a third were considering leaving the foreign ser...

America’s global leadership depends on a strong, professional diplomatic workforce. But in 2025, the U.S. Foreign Service faces an unprecedented crisis. Personnel losses, political interference, and t...

The Voice of America: The Sound of Truth In a powerful tribute, Former Georgian President Giorgi Margvelashvili recalls how his parents listened secretly to the Voice of America during the Soviet era — a rare connection to truth beyond propaganda. He says the Voice of America “helped win two world wars — against fascism and against lies,” and urges America to keep that voice alive in today’s age of disinformation. #SaveVOE #VOEGeorgia #PressFreedom #short

When catastrophic Hurricane Dorian became the strongest storm ever to hit The Bahamas six years ago, submerging the islands of Abaco and Grand Bahama under floodwaters, the U.S. government was among t...

Some employees say their foreign landlords have little sympathy for their “U.S. issue.”

At the American Foreign Service Association, a recognition of the USAID staff who spoke up as their agency was being pared down.

A shutdown, mass firings, political hacks aiming to traumatize them: It's been a rough year for dedicated civil servants.

Podcast Episode · The Daily · 10/14/2025 · 37m

A move to deny backpay to up to 750,000 furloughed workers would dramatically escalate Trump's pressure on Democrats to end the shutdown.

Nine-month-old baby Mohamat burned with fever for three days before his family took him to the closest health centre in northern Cameroon, but it was too late. He died of malaria that day.

More than 60 ambassadorships don’t even have a nominee, while diplomats are told they’re being evaluated on their “fidelity.”

The State Department's OIG will be launching 25 new projects into the country's foreign assistance work, with a focus on how the State Department is managing the transfer of nearly 1,000 programs from...

Agencies will have to send new letters to 25,000 impacted staff explaining the decision.