Judge Orders Trump's VOA Shutdown Reversed

0:00On March 17th, a federal judge ruled this week that the Trump administration must restart voice of America operations after shutting it down a year ago. The order puts hundreds of employees sidelined on administrative leave back to work at the government-funded broadcaster. Earlier this week, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth gave the U.S. Agency for Global Media just one week to draft a plan and get broadcaster running. Again, the outlet had limped along with a tiny staff since President Trump s executive order effectively halted most work. The judge slammed decisions by Carly Lake, Trump s appointee to lead the agency for lacking any solid justification. She had placed 1,042 of the group s 1,147 employees on leave, moves now overturned. Voice of America staff expressed deeper leave at the ruling. Some key employee noted the tough road ahead to fix the damage and rebuild global trust in their journalism, a mission rooted in World War II.

1:00Broadcasts to places without free press. No response yet from the agency, where Lake Vowden appealed before Trump tapped a new nominee awaiting Senate, OK. This step forward lets Voice of America resume serving its worldwide audience with reliable news.