{"id":260942,"date":"2025-07-11T18:04:41","date_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/state-department-is-firing-more-than-1300-staff-on-friday-internal-memo-says\/"},"modified":"2025-07-11T18:04:41","modified_gmt":"2025-07-11T17:04:41","slug":"state-department-is-firing-more-than-1300-staff-on-friday-internal-memo-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/state-department-is-firing-more-than-1300-staff-on-friday-internal-memo-says\/","title":{"rendered":"State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday, internal memo says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/6o_4b0iHjwM\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"State Department is firing more than 1,300 staff on Friday, internal memo says\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6o_4b0iHjwM\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>The State Department is firing more than 1,300 people on Friday as part of a dramatic overhaul of the agency, according to an internal notice seen by CNN. 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