‘It will happen quickly’: State Dept poised to act after Supreme Court green-lights agency layoffs

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce said the agency is poised to move "quickly" after the Supreme Court shot down a lower court's ruling blocking the Trump administration from implementing widescale reductions in force across the federal government. "I think it's fair to say that with everything else that happens [at the State Department], it will happen quickly," Bruce said when asked how soon the agency would begin issuing notices to department employees. "This is not going to be an extended wait for people who are listening and watching in this building, or fellow Americans at home an