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Who Is Mona Namdar? Trump Gives Visa Control to Attorney Who Urged Bans on Israel Policy Critics

Mona Namdar, Project 2025 contributor and Iranian-American attorney, now controls US visas after arguing criticism of Israel could warrant revocation.

International Business Times UK · Dec 27, 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.

The Conversation · Jan 22, 2025

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

The Guardian - US · Dec 19, 2024

Journal of Free Speech Law: "Protecting Public Knowledge Producers," by Prof. Heidi Kitrosser

The third of twelve articles from the Knight Institute’s Lies, Free Speech, and the Law symposium.

Reason · Mar 30, 2024

Federal inquiry details abuses of power by Trump's CEO over Voice of America

Investigators found Trump's appointee at the U.S. Agency for Global Media repeatedly abused his power. "It just takes one's breath away," says David Seide, a lawyer who represented whistleblowers.

WEKU · May 21, 2023

Doubt, stress and the 2022 midterms

Polls are within the margin of error — that's good news! Media forecasts are meaningless, and surprises await

Salon · Nov 4, 2022

Trump's VOA chief paid 'extravagantly' to investigate critics: Watchdog

A law firm received $1.6 million in taxpayer money to investigate officials at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. An inspector general has concluded that was a "gross waste" of federal resources.

WEKU · Aug 19, 2022