'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).
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 executive order aimed at eliminating the U.S. Agency for Global Media
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,
Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'
(Reuters) – More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two US 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.
Latest Trump executive order guts seven agencies, including Voice of America
U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of cuts to the federal government includes the 83-year-old Voice of America.
All full-time workers at Voice of America put on leave following Trump directive
President Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.
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.
Donald Trump orders major staff cuts at Voice of America, US-funded media
Donald Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.
Trump orders cuts to agencies, including one overseeing Voice of America and Radio Free Europe
US President Trump signed an executive order to cut seven federal agencies. Among them is the agency that oversees Voice of America and Radio Free Europe. "This order continues the reduction in the elements of the Federal bureaucracy that the President has determined are unnecessary,
US state media goes silent director
Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) has confirmed that it lost a US federal grant supporting its global operations Read ...
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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 orders the dismantling of Radio and TV Martí, and employees are placed on leave
Several full-time employees and contractors at the Martí stations were immediately placed on administrative leave.
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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks
Federal officials placed 1,000 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio ...
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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” ...
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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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Fascism on the Rise? Voice of America, RFE/RL Shutdowns Raise Alarm on Press Freedom
Musk had called for the closure of VOA and RFE/RL earlier in the year, criticizing them for being biased and inefficient. The situation has sparked reactions from VOA journalists, who have noted that ...
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 ...