Department cuts leak out in Friday news dump amid tariff shockwaves

Published April 4, 2025 10:13pm ET



Several departments within the federal government had personnel cuts leaked or reported while the U.S. fixates on and adjust’s to the Trump administration’s sweeping tariffs.

Positions at the IRS, State Department, and Energy Department have been marked for cuts or planned cuts during the tariff firestorm, which has plunged the stock market into the red.

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