US EditionTrump administration sued over shuttering of VOA
- The Trump Administration has suspended Voice of America broadcasts worldwide and defunded its parent organization, causing significant concern among journalists and media advocates regarding press freedom.
- Over 900 full-time employees and 550 contractors are seeking reinstatement through a lawsuit against the Trump administration, claiming violations of the First Amendment and congressional authority.
- Kari Lake defended the shutdown, citing waste and fraud in the agency.
- The shutdown has left VOA's services inoperative for over a week, affecting its reach to over 100 countries.
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Federal Judge Blocks Trump's Voice of America Shutdown
A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from shutting down the U.S. Agency for Global Media, the parent company of Voice of America, on Friday. Earlier this month, Trump signed an executive order to eliminate the agency, which was established in 1999. VOA, however, dates back to 1942. A lawsuit filed by “government employees, individual journalists, unions, and nonprofits advocating for independent journalism,” accuse Lake, who is Senio…
Judge says he’ll grant a restraining order to temporarily protect Voice of America
A federal judge sided with silenced Voice of America journalists on Friday, the latest setback for President Trump’s push to shut down U.S. government-funded international broadcasters.
Federal Judge Suggests He’d Halt Dismantling of VOA
A federal judge said at a March 28 hearing in New York he will probably block the Trump administration’s shutdown of Voice of America and order that the international broadcaster’s staffers and contractors be allowed to return to work. Some 1,300 of the government-funded outlet’s journalists and other employees were placed on administrative leave with full pay on March 15 after President Donald Trump moved to defund its parent agency, the U.S. A…
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