https://www.scmp.com/rss/523693/feed The latest news and top stories on Voice of America (VOA). A Washington-based international state-funded broadcaster, VOA is dedicated to providing accurate, objective news and information to a global audience. Its main areas of activity include producing digital, TV and radio content in nearly 50 languages. en https://assets.i-scmp.com/static/img/icons/scmp-meta-1200x630.png https://www.scmp.com Reuters Reuters A federal judge ruled ⁠on Saturday that Kari Lake’s ⁠leadership of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) ⁠for much of last year violated federal law, invalidating a sweeping series of actions she took to cut staff and end many operations at its Voice of America (VOA) unit. In another blow to the Donald Trump administration’s attempts to diminish various government agencies, US District Judge Royce Lamberth granted ‌a summary judgment in favour of plaintiffs – including VOA journalists and a... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345851/us-judge-voids-actions-voice-america-acting-ceo-kari-lake-including-mass-lay-offs?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3345851/us-judge-voids-actions-voice-america-acting-ceo-kari-lake-including-mass-lay-offs?utm_source=rss_feed Sun, 08 Mar 2026 04:15:56 +0000 Agence France-Presse Agence France-Presse A US federal judge temporarily blocked a move by President Donald Trump’s administration to lay off more than 500 Voice of America employees, according to a court order on Monday. Kari Lake, a senior adviser to the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), has spearheaded Trump’s effort to gut government-funded media, despite legal disputes and criticism that US adversaries will benefit. Hundreds of employees received termination notices in June, following a Trump order that froze the outlet for the... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327417/us-judge-temporarily-halts-trumps-mass-lay-voice-america-employees?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3327417/us-judge-temporarily-halts-trumps-mass-lay-voice-america-employees?utm_source=rss_feed Tue, 30 Sep 2025 12:02:08 +0000 Associated Press Associated Press The agency that oversees Voice of America and other government-funded international broadcasters is eliminating jobs for more than 500 employees, a Trump administration official said. The move could ratchet up a months-long legal challenge over the news outlets’ fate. Kari Lake, acting CEO of the US Agency for Global Media, announced the latest round of job cuts late on Friday, one day after a federal judge blocked her from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA director. US District Judge Royce... https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323788/trump-cut-500-jobs-voice-america-and-parent-agency-despite-legal-actions?utm_source=rss_feed https://www.scmp.com/news/world/united-states-canada/article/3323788/trump-cut-500-jobs-voice-america-and-parent-agency-despite-legal-actions?utm_source=rss_feed Sat, 30 Aug 2025 20:12:37 +0000