Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America Some workers at new network now face deportation as their visas are linked to their jobs The Guardian - US · May 16, 2025
Embattled Voice of America to use newsfeed from hard-right network One America News will now provide news and video to government-funded organization The Guardian - US · May 7, 2025
Kari Lake announces partnership between far-right OAN and Voice of America to distribute pro-Trump message ‘Kari Lake providing One America News Network to our global audiences makes a mockery of the agency's history of independent non-partisan journalism,’ former USAGM Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner said in response The Independent UK · May 7, 2025
‘Maduro did not close our bureau – Trump did’: Voice of America journalists speak out Workers at the esteemed news service say they’re being silenced by the president – but they’re vowing to fight back The Guardian - US · May 7, 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
DC's elites are partying like it's 1933 Some Democratic politicians are hanging out at a billionaire's private club alongside Trump Cabinet officials Salon · Apr 1, 2025
Trump admin offers Voice of America employees buyouts as judge blocks it from being shut down Just as a federal judge issued an order blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the broadcaster, U.S. Agency for Global Media staffers received an email offering them a renewed opportunity to sign up for the ‘Fork in the Road’ deferred resignation program The Independent UK · Mar 28, 2025
Kari Lake Mocks USAGM Workers Ahead Of Mass Firings: 'Check Your Email' USAGM special adviser Kari Lake mocked agency employees on Friday anticipating mass layoffs Latin Times · Mar 28, 2025
Trump administration backs down in legal fight to shutter Radio Free Europe Kari Lake’s decision to reinstate a grant to Radio Free Europe comes after a federal judge signaled that he would side with the broadcaster in its lawsuit against the administration The Independent UK · Mar 27, 2025
Kari Lake Faces Restraining Order As Judge Rules Cancelation of Funding For Radio Free Europe Is Unlawful A federal judge issued a restraining order against Kari Lake and the Trump administration as it prevents the cancellation of funding for Radio Free Europe Latin Times · Mar 25, 2025
VOA Journalist Sue Kari Lake, Trump Admin Over Outlet Shutdown: 'The Chilling Of First Amendment Speech' VOA journalists sued the Trump administration for shutting down the network, asking a federal court to restore the outlet that supplies news around the world. Latin Times · Mar 24, 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
Kari Lake takes jab at former opponent during chance run-in ‘How does it feel to be bought and paid for by the cartels?’ Lake asked Democratic Sen. Ruben Gallego The Independent UK · Mar 21, 2025
Legal experts slam Trump's order gutting Wilson Center, other agencies Legal experts predicted judges would block Donald Trump's order scaling back the Wilson Center and other congressionally chartered agencies. Roll Call · Mar 20, 2025
International Business Times UK · Mar 19, 2025 'Bloody Saturday': Trump Shuts Down US Government-Funded Broadcasters, Sparking Free Press Fears Trump also mentioned in the order that DOGE has already identified billions in "waste, fraud, and abuse" from these federal agencies.
The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025 Voice of America journalists sound off on ‘betrayal’ after Trump dismantles broadcaster ‘A silencing of VOA will be celebrated by communists, autocrats and ayatollahs whose lies we shed light on,’ VOA Pentagon correspondent Carla Babb tweeted over the weekend
Al Jazeera · Mar 16, 2025 ‘Virtually’ all Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump order Reporters Without Borders slammed the decision, saying it “threatens press freedom worldwide”.
International Business Times · Mar 15, 2025 Trump Freezes US-funded Media Outlets Including Voice Of America President Donald Trump's administration on Saturday put journalists at Voice of America and other US-funded broadcasters on leave, abruptly freezing decades-old outlets long seen as critical to countering Russian and Chinese information offensives.
The Guardian - US · Mar 15, 2025 Trump sharpens attacks on US media as Voice of America employees put on administrative leave President denounced CNN and MSNBC as ‘illegal’ and instructed VoA’s parent agency to be eliminated
Latin Times · Mar 5, 2025 MAGA Ally Kari Lake Says Democrats 'Embarrassed' Themselves While Claiming She Doesn't 'Like to Be Partisan' Prominent MAGA supporter and former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake, criticized Democratic lawmakers following the congressional hearing on sanctuary cities on Wednesday.
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 Gaetz and Boebert lead Maga world’s meltdown over Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show Ex-Flordia Representative baselessly claims Kendrick Lamar's performance was ‘the regime’s response to Trump’s historic gains with Black men’
The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025 Voice of America has to provide ‘accurate, objective and comprehensive’ news – could that all change? With President Donald Trump installed for a second term, one big item on the new administration’s agenda appears to be rearranging the media landscape, undermining its journalistic critics and giving a boost to the media that have supported it during the campaign.
Roll Call · Jan 21, 2025 GOP Rep. Andy Biggs weighs run for Arizona governor in 2026 Republican Rep. Andy Biggs is exploring a run for Arizona governor in 2026, setting up a potential battle with Donald Trump's pick.
Latin Times · Dec 23, 2024 Conservative Commentator Details Kari Lake Going Berserk At Him During MAGA Event: 'You Are a Piece Of S--t' The Bulwark's Tim Miller described a tense encounter he had with Lake, who lost the Arizona Senate race in November, and firebrand Laura Loomer
The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2024 The US’s foreign broadcasters may soon be forced to become pro-Trump propaganda If Trump’s first term is any indication, outlets such as Voice of America and Radio Free Europe will face political inquisitions