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FIRST ON FOX: Hundreds of State Department employees will receive restitution after an internal review under Secretary Marco Rubio found they were denied promotions during the Biden administration for not meeting new diversity, equity and inclusion standards.
In addition to removing the diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) precept from the State Department’s promotion process, officials said roughly 295 employees who were marked down for not showing they would "seek diversity in staff" will now receive pay increases, administrative promotions and letters of commendation.
"The Trump administration is providing restitution to State Department employees who were adversely impacted by the previous administration’s ideological agenda," a State Department official said…READ MORE.
EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin of New York speaks before Congress. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
RACING TO ICE: Charlotte-based NASCAR powerhouse bolsters ICE operations with dozens of vehicles
SURPRISE APPEARANCE: Kamala Harris returns to campaign trail in Trump country to back ‘AOC of Tennessee’
President Donald Trump welcomes Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, in Washington. (Mark Schiefelbein/AP)
RULES FOR THEE: Dem senator spent whopping $360k in 9 months on private security despite history of gun control activism
CIVIL WAR: Nancy Mace to force censure vote against fellow House Republican
A "New Low Price" sign in front of a home in Crockett, California, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 24, 2025. (David Paul Morris/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
CALL TO ACTION: Scathing report calls on US to label Islamist group infiltrating all aspects of American life as terrorist org
Tom Steyer speaks onstage at the 2023 TIME100 Summit at Jazz at Lincoln Center on April 25, 2023 in New York City. (Jemal Countess/Getty Images for TIME)
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