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'Going to be devastating': Laid off Dept. of Education worker speaks out on mass layoffs
MSNBCยท2025-08-01 16:36

Welcome back. This morning, more than 1300 Department of Education employees are officially being laid off, cutting roughly half the entire department. It comes just weeks after the Supreme Court cleared the way for the Trump administration to carry out its plans for mass firings there.A lower court judge had previously put that plan on hold, warning that the layoffs will quote likely the department. These fired workers performed a wide range of jobs and many haven't been able to work since March when they ...