'Everyone is really shocked and upset' — Trump administration puts Voice of America journalists on leave, cuts funding to Radio Free Europe
The Trump administration on March 15 followed up a on an executive order signed a day earlier by President Donald Trump vowing to gut funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'
More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies.
All full-time workers at Voice of America put on leave following Trump directive
All full-time employees with the government-funded Voice of America, the nation's largest international broadcaster, were informed Saturday that they have been placed on administrative leave, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News.
Voice of America channels fall silent as Trump administration guts agency and cancels contracts
The Voice of America has been silenced, at least for now,” a veteran correspondent said. Voice of America is part of the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which also runs n
Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts
By Nathan Layne and James Oliphant (Reuters) -Scores of Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated,
Trump orders cuts at Voice of America parent agency
President Trump has signed an executive order requiring the parent agency of Voice of America to effectuate activity and staffing cuts. This article, Trump orders cuts at Voice of America parent agency,
Trump guts several agencies, targeting Voice of America, libraries
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order seeking to eliminate several additional federal agencies, including one that oversees the federally funded media outlet Voice of America (VOA), testing the limits of his authoritative power as he seeks to shrink the size and scope of the federal bureaucracy.
Trump's media funding cuts hit Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
Broadcaster Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is facing closure due to budget cuts by US President Donald Trump, the Prague-based station said on Saturday. RFE/RL's parent company, the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM),
Donald Trump Signs Executive Order To Dismantle Voice Of America's Oversight Agency; Employees Put On Administrative Leave
Donald Trump is targeting the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasting entities, as he signed an executive order on Friday to eliminate the functions of their oversight agency.
Trump's Awful Decision to Gut Voice of America and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
President Donald Trump issued an executive order essentially gutting Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and other US
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VOA journalists put on administrative leave after Trump axes parent agency
Journalists at Voice of America (VOA) were put on administrative leave on Saturday, a day after President Trump signed an ...
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‘Lot Of Nonsense’: Kari Lake Announces Voice Of America Is Dumping Legacy Outlets
Lake was sworn in as USAGM’s special adviser on March 3, saying she’s “looking forward” to serving America and “streamlining” ...
Trump has long hated this media outlet. Now he's ordering it dismantled.
The weekend moves around USAGM suggest the administration will shutter entirely — or at a minimum dramatically reduce — the media platforms it oversees. Trump has repeatedly a ...
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Trump orders major cuts to seven federal agencies, including VoA parent USAGM
The targeted agencies deal with various issues, such as labor disputes, homelessness, and community development.
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Trump orders elimination of seven federal agencies including USAGM
Musk’s political footprint on X The order also targets the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, the Woodrow Wilson ...
Trump tapped Kari Lake to run VOA. Then he dismantled it.
During his first term, Donald Trump accused Voice of America of speaking “for America’s adversaries — not its citizens.” Over ...
VOA employees placed on administrative leave as US govt cuts budget; US shouldn't immerse in cold-war style propaganda: expert
Employees of Voice of America (VOA) are placed on leave on Saturday, after US President Donald Trump on Friday signed an ...
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US: Trump orders mass suspension of VOA staff
More than 1,300 employees of Voice of America (VOA) were placed on administrative leave on Saturday, following President Donald Trump’s directive to dismantle the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) ...