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From The New York Times, it's The Headlines.
I'm Tracy Mumford.
Today's Wednesday, April 23rd.
Here's what we're covering.
to deliver on President Trump's America First foreign policy.
We must make the State Department great again.
The Trump administration has rolled out a plan to make major cuts to the State Department,
potentially drastically reducing America's diplomatic engagement around the world.
The sprawling bureaucracy created a system more beholden to radical political ideology than advancing America's core national interests.
A State Department spokeswoman said the agency needs to be trimmed back to be more nimble.
And Secretary of State Marco Rubio argued the overhaul will root out what he framed as left-wing activists.
Under the new plan, about 700 positions will be eliminated,