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Kari Lake Grilled Over Cartel Allegations And Voice Of America Layoffs During Senate Hearing

Kari Lake's Senate hearing for US ambassador to Jamaica saw intense scrutiny over her political record, past allegations against Senator Ruben Gallego, and controversial leadership.

International Business Times UK · Jun 22

Federal Court Rules Voice of America Closure Violated Law, Mandates Return of Staff

A US federal judge has ruled the shutdown of Voice of America illegal, reinstating over 1,000 journalists and sparking a global conversation on press freedom.

International Business Times UK · Mar 18

Embarrassing loss for Trump and DOGE after judge orders Kari Lake’s Voice of America to bring back 1,000 fired workers

Trump’s MAGA ally ‘repeatedly thumbed her nose’ by illegally winding down free press agency, judge says

The Independent UK · Mar 17

Voice of America aired Trump’s message to Iranian people during US bombings

US-run news outlet had earlier been branded ‘propaganda’ and ‘leftist’ by the White House as it sought to close it

The Guardian - US · Jun 25, 2025

PBS chief slams Trump's executive order to cut funds to broadcaster as unlawful

The move against PBS and NPR comes as Trump's administration has been working to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media, including Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.

Euronews · May 2, 2025

Live on location, DOGE subcommittee looks at federal real estate - Roll Call

Marjorie Taylor Greene took her DOGE agenda on the road Tuesday, but the tour didn’t go far. The panel held a field hearing just three blocks from the Capitol.

Roll Call · Apr 8, 2025

Defying a court order, Trump administration refuses to fund Radio Free Europe

Delay in financing has forced the news organization to furlough some staff and cut some programs.

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2025

Trump’s shuttering of global media agency endangers reporters, staff say

Employees who may have to return home countries risk death or imprisonment at hands of authoritarian governments

The Guardian - US · Mar 24, 2025

Trump silences the Voice of America: end of a propaganda machine or void for China and Russia to fill?

Of all the contradictions and ironies of Donald Trump’s second presidency so far, perhaps the most surprising has been his shutting down the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) for being “radical propaganda”.

The Conversation · Mar 24, 2025

What is Voice of America? Trump wants Kari Lake to run global news network he tried to ‘bulldoze’

Kari Lake promised to be the media’s ‘worst nightmare.’ Now, she could be running an outlet that’s legally protected from political interference

The Independent UK · Dec 12, 2024