Rubio plans expansive reorganization of the State Department

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

54% : An updated organizational chart released by Rubio shows offices on the chopping block include those that fall under the department's Bureau of Energy Resources and its Bureau of Conflict and Stabilization Operations, which is aimed at helping the federal government "better anticipate, prevent, and respond to conflict," according to the department.
48% : "The sprawling bureaucracy created a system more beholden to radical political ideology than advancing America's core national interests.
48% : MORE: Trump administration live updates On Tuesday, Bruce downplayed the role DOGE had in the reorganization plans.
46% : Other offices that would be eliminated under the plan include the Office of the Science and Technology Advisor to the Secretary, the Office of International Religious Freedoms, the Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, the Office of Global Women's Issues, the Office of Global Partnerships, and the Office of Global Criminal Justice, which is aimed at coordinating the government's response to war crimes and promoting accountability for offenders.
39% : State Department leadership has been under increased pressure to reduce its workforce amid broader cuts across the federal government spearheaded by Elon Musk and his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).
23% : MORE: Trump, Rubio threaten to walk away from Ukraine-Russia peace talks "Certainly, all these issues are important," Bruce said, adding that department would work at "blending" those topics within the new framework so they could be "dealt with as a whole.

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