Voice of America

(Newser) - The Trump administration's choice to oversee government-run news outlets like Voice of America told a congressional committee on Wednesday that "it's best to just scrap the whole thing and start over." Kari Lake, the former Arizona newscaster turned Republican politician, testified that the US Agency for...

(Newser) - Hundreds of employees at Voice of America—the majority of the news organization's staff—were told Friday that they're losing their jobs, the Trump administration announced. Termination notices were being sent to 639 people, said Kari Lake, a senior presidential adviser, per the Hill . "Today, we took...

(Newser) - Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is now accepting millions in emergency funds from the European Union amid a funding standoff with the Trump administration. The EU grant, totaling $6.2 million, is aimed at keeping the broadcaster operating after the US government withheld $75 million that Congress already allocated to...

(Newser) - The coalition suing the Trump administration for its shutdown of Voice of America scored a win in court Tuesday. A federal judge found that the dismantling of the state media outlet, which for decades disseminated news about the US to other countries, was likely against the law, the Hill reports....