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📣 Now on @nytimes.com: "Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out"

Founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda, Voice of American (VOA) has earned dozens of journalistic awards for its reporting across the globe. But the news organization has been targeted by Trump.

📸: Jason Andrew

Under Trump, Voice of America Is Down but Not Out

NYT - Buttressed by courts and support from some Republican lawmakers, the Voice of America and other federally funded newsrooms that President Trump has tried to eliminate have yet to be rendered obsolete. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/26/u... #SaveVOA

DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says Emil Bove told him, 'those planes need to take off no matter what, and if some court should issue an order preventing that, we may have to consider telling that court 'fuck you.'

Reuveni: It is the highest, most egregious violation of the lawyer's code of ethics.

I’m glad this is being covered. Federal judges have been warning us as best they know how. When I looked into this back in June, I found dozens of cases where judges suggested that the Trump administration’s conduct was untrustworthy or acting in bad faith.

Judge Reinstates Over 500 Voice of America Journalists and Staff The reversal of firings is the latest defeat that the Trump administration has incurred in its effort to close down the federal news organization.

I applaud this decision to reinstate the employees from Voice of America who were unjustly terminated by this Administration. The free press is a foundation of American Democracy, and I will continue to support access to independent journalism in CA-19 and across the globe.

for viewers just tuning in, judge lamberth's most famous use of the contempt power resulted in a law review article titled this: scholarship.law.gwu.edu/faculty_publ...

Judge suspends Trump administration's plan to eliminate hundreds of Voice of America jobs A federal judge has agreed to temporarily suspend the Trump administration’s plan to eliminate hundreds of jobs at the agency that oversees Voice of America. U.S.

Big news in Voice of America lawsuit. apnews.com/article/voic...

ICE Nazis in Chicago tried to kidnap a food delivery worker but my man was too fast for those slow bastards

The “Presumption of Regularity” in Trump Administration Litigation Comprehensive study of court cases involving Trump administration and the basis for courts no longer giving a "presumption of regularity."

With a terrific team, I just published a large study looking at all court cases involving the Trump administration.

Shows basis for courts no longer giving a so-called "presumption of regularity" (a legal doctrine involving a strong benefit of the doubt) to the administration.

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Federal judge says Kari Lake can't fire Voice of America director A federal judge has ruled that Trump administration official Kari Lake can't unilaterally fire the director of Voice of America.

Earlier this week, Judge Royce Lamberth ordered ⁦‪Kari Lake‬⁩ to answer Qs under oath about her plans for Voice of America and said she was "verging on contempt of court."

Now, he has ruled her effort to fire the VOA's director was unlawful.

My story:
www.npr.org/2025/08/28/n...

Support the FEMA Katrina Declaration Now! — STAND UP FOR SCIENCE

Today, courageous FEMA staff members sent the Katrina Declaration to the FEMA "leadership" and others.

Sign on it support of these folks committed to the FEMA mission for all of us.

www.standupforscience.net/fema-katrina...

@standupforscience.bsky.social

I have literally never heard of three no bills. Even two on a case is incredibly unusual. Any former AUSAs ever hear of such a thing?

U.S Judge Lamberth orders Kari Lake to submit to questioning under oath in litigation over her plans for Voice of America.

Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, says she's "verging on contempt" and failed to comply with his orders for months.

Lake tells NPR the judge is overreaching... (con't) 1/2

Federal District Court Judge Royce Lamberth just agreed allowing #SaveVOA plaintiffs to depose Kari Lake and others at USAGM about the plan to destroy the Voice of America , telling DoJ attorneys their client, Lake, is on the verge of contempt of court.

“VOA is often the only voice in countries silenced by autocrats. Dismantling it would betray journalists, democracy, and citizens who depend on truth.” – Elisa Lees Muñoz, President of the International Women’s Media Foundation

#SaveVOA #PressFreedom #IndependentJournalism

In a new court filing, Voice of America plaintiffs ask Judge Lamberth to hold the government in contempt for failing to comply with preliminary injunction. They want sanctions from the court and the ability to depose up to three defendants.

Is Kari Lake a CEO? Her agency said so. The law suggests not Kari Lake has sought to dismantle Voice of America and its federal parent, the U.S. Agency for Global Media. The agency has recently called her its acting CEO. But the law suggests she's not eligible ...

Is Kari Lake a CEO?

The US Agency for Global Media - which oversees Voice of America - has said so.

The law suggests not

My story for NPR

www.npr.org/2025/08/13/n...

Trump Has No Cards Why would Putin need to make a deal with him?

Trump has no cards

www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...

🎸🎶 Join us on Sep. 5 for a cultural-charity event that promises music, fun, and a chance to support our most vulnerable colleagues.
🎶✨ Featuring talented bands from the VOA family.

Learn more and grab your tickets here (best viewed on a laptop for full details):
👉🏼bit.ly/savevoa-benefit-concert

Plaintiffs in Widakuswara v Lake react to Kari Lake’s August 13 court filing as demanded by Judge Royce Lamberth.

Trump's top federal prosecutor in L.A. struggles to secure indictments in protest cases U.S. Atty. Bill Essayli has aggressively pushed for indictments in the high-profile prosecutions of people arrested during demonstrations against federal immigration actions in Southern California, le...

It will be interesting to see which protestor case the grand jury no-billed. Grand juries WILL indict the proverbial ham sandwich but they have limits and sometimes absolutely bullshit assault-on-cop cases reach those limits. In fact…
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🙏 It's a good day for VOA: House Appropriations Republicans propose $681 million for Voice of America parent USAGM in Fiscal Year 2026.
#SaveVOA

A federal judge says despite his previous order to Kari Lake/USAGM he's "still unable to get a clear picture of how VOA is operating or how the agency plans to operate VOA moving forward." He gives them 10 days to provide more information.

Trump Administration Rescinds Voice of America Layoffs After Errors in Notices

NYT - Trump administration rescinds layoff notices it had sent to employees at Voice of America due to errors in documents detailing the terms that could later nullify or significantly delay the president’s President attempts to gut the news organization. www.nytimes.com/2025/06/27/u...

Trump Administration Rescinds Voice of America Layoffs After Errors in Notices (Minho Kim/New York Times)

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USAGM's Kari Lake told Congress, without producing a shred of evidence, that the CCP has control of the Voice of America. So why is a China propaganda mouthpiece celebrating VOA's demise?

USAGM’s Kari Lake told Congress, without producing a shred of evidence, that the CCP has control of the Voice of America. So why is a China propaganda mouthpiece celebrating VOA’s demise?

VOA's Persian Service did not carry live President Trump's speech about bombing Iran. The few remaining staffers describe a catastrophic failure due to Kari Lake's removal of most of their colleagues. The video of the speech could not be uploaded to the VOA Farsi website for 12 hours.

Trump has fired most of the Voice of America staff. Since WW2 VOA has been the voice of freedom throughout the world, particularly in counties without freedoms. In 48 languages, via digital, TV & radio VOA was invaluable.
Shuttering VOA is immensely sad, stupid, destructive & anti American

A long line outside Rayburn 2172 for the HFAC hearing with USAGM’s de facto boss, Kari Lake. Also spotted: Trump’s previous USAGM CEO, Michael Pack. https://www.npr.org/2023/05/21/1177208862/usagm-michael-pack-voa-voice-of-america-investigation-trump-abuse-of-power #SaveVOA