"A federal judge agreed Monday to temporarily suspend the Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America (VOA), the government-funded broadcaster founded to counter Nazi propaganda during World War II. U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in Washington, D.C., ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media cannot implement a reduction in force eliminating 532 jobs for full-time government employees on Tuesday. Those employees represent the vast majority of its remaining staff."
"Lamberth previously ruled that President Donald Trump's Republican administration must restore VOA programming to levels commensurate with its statutory mandate to "serve as a consistently reliable and authoritative source of news." He also blocked Lake from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA's director. Judge cites 'concerning disrespect' toward the court Lamberth accused the administration of showing "concerning disrespect" toward the court in response to his earlier orders to produce information about its plans for Voice of America."
A federal judge in Washington, D.C., temporarily barred the U.S. Agency for Global Media from implementing a reduction in force that would eliminate 532 full-time government jobs at the agency overseeing Voice of America. The halt preserves the agency's current staffing while the court considers a plaintiffs' motion seeking to block the job cuts. Acting CEO Kari Lake had announced the cuts in late August with a planned effective date on Tuesday. Judge Royce Lamberth previously ordered restoration of VOA programming to levels matching its statutory mandate and blocked Lake from removing Michael Abramowitz as VOA director. The judge criticized the administration for showing 'concerning disrespect' and for initiating the cuts hours after a hearing.
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