A federal judge ruled that the appointment of Kari Lake to lead the Voice of America news organization was illegal on Saturday evening, delivering a blow that will result in a stunning reversal of Lake’s months-long campaign to dismantle the agency.
Lake was named acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees the Voice of America, in 2025. Her appointment was seen as the beginning of an effort to tear apart the longstanding media institution, and in August of last year, she ordered the firings of more than 500 of its employees.
