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As Iran war expands, thinned State Department struggles to keep up

Suhas Bhokare2 months ago2 months ago010 mins

WASHINGTON (AP) — In the escalating war in Iran, the State Department’s Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs would ordinarily be on the middle of the geopolitical fray. Typically led by a veteran diplomat, the bureau’s position could be to coordinate U.S. international coverage throughout an 18-country area, a lot of which has turn out to…

Many DHS employees miss first full paychecks as shutdown continues

Suhas Bhokare2 months ago2 months ago04 mins

Tens of hundreds of employees on the Department of Homeland Security formally missed their first full paychecks on Friday, as the company shutdown reached its one-month mark — and counting. The overwhelming majority, about 90%, of the greater than 260,000 DHS employees are persevering with to work with out pay all through the funding lapse,…