News
April
March
- Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work (The Washington Post, March 31, 2026)
- Appeals court stops VOA journalists from quickly returning (The New York Times, March 31, 2026)
- Appeals court suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work (AP, March 31, 2026)
- US journalists sue to protect Voice of America from political control (Dawn, March 24, 2026)
- Voice of America is broadcasting pro-Trump propaganda, lawsuit argues (Pen America, March 24, 2026)
- Voice of America journalists sue, saying Trump officials interfered in coverage (The New York Times, March 23, 2026)
- Voice of America staffers sue, alleging Kari Lake put on propaganda (NPR, March 23, 2026)
- New Voice of America lawsuit alleges Kari Lake aired pro-Trump Propaganda (The Wrap, March 23, 2026)
- Voice of America staff allege Kari Lake violated its independence in lawsuit (The Washington Post, March 23, 2026)
- Voice of America journalists allege Trump wants to make outlet a propaganda source (AP, March 23, 2026)
- VOA journalists sue, accusing US government of forcing censorship, propaganda (The Hill, March 23, 2026)
- Voice Of America refuses to be Trump's propaganda mouthpiece (Huffington Post, March 23, 2026)
- Voice of America staffers sue Kari Lake, accuse agency of censorship (AZ Central, March 23, 2026)
- Voice of America employees scheduled to return to work this week (WTOP, March 23, 2026)
- Judge restores Voice of America jobs after Trump admin cuts (NBC4 Washington, March 22, 2026)
- Patsy Widakuswara on Voice of America Restoration (C-SPAN, March 21, 2026)
- Unsilencing Voice of America (Columbia Journalism Review, March 20, 2026)
- A year after Trump administration cuts, Voice of America and its sister outlets are mostly shadows of their former selves (Poynter, March 20, 2026)
- How Kari Lake’s dismantling of Voice of America unraveled in court (The Washington Post, March 19, 2026)
- Newsmax executive named as Voice of America’s deputy (The New York Times, March 18, 2026)
- Former Newsmax executive Christopher Wallace named as Voice of America deputy director (The Wrap, March 18, 2026)
- Judge orders Voice of America to restart all news operations (The New York Times, March 17, 2026)
- Judge reinstates 1,000 Voice of America employees, deems wind-down illegal (The Washington Post, March 17, 2026)
- Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake (NPR, March 17, 2026)
- Judge orders sidelined Voice of America employees back to work (Politico, March 17, 2026)
- Judge orders Voice of America staff reinstated, reversing Trump’s shutdown (CNN, March 17, 2026)
- Judge orders more than 1,000 Voice of America employees to be reinstated (The Guardian, March 17, 2026)
- Trump taps Kari Lake replacement to oversee VOA parent after court rebuke (The Washington Post, March 12, 2026)
- Trump names replacement for Kari Lake after court throws her out of key role (Raw Story, March 12, 2026)
- Trump nominates State Dept official to lead diminished US global media agency (Reuters, March 12, 2026)
- Trump nominates Sarah B. Rogers as CEO of Voice Of America overseer after judge invalidated layoffs and cuts (Deadline, March 12, 2026)
- Trump nominates State official to replace Kari Lake at VOA parent agency (The Hill, March 12, 2026)
- Trump nominates new head of VOA's parent agency after court ruling against Kari Lake (NBC News, March 12, 2026)
- Trump nominates State Department official to lead Voice of America’s parent agency (The Wrap, March 12, 2026)
- DOJ says Voice of America parent has no succession plan after Kari Lake ruling (The Wrap, March 11, 2026)
- As Kari Lake sought to shutter Voice of America, parent agency rebuffed auditors (The New York Times, March 9, 2026)
- Future of Voice of America unclear, after judge rules Kari Lake had no authority to overhaul VOA (WTOP, March 9, 2026)
- US Judge says Kari Lake broke law in overseeing Voice of America (NPR, March 8, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding mass layoffs (The Guardian, March 8, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake’s tenure leading USAGM was invalid (Axios, March 8, 2026)
- Kari Lake broke the law as CEO of Voice of America, judge rules as cuts are sensationally reversed (Independent, March 8, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency, voiding layoffs (The Washington Post, March 7, 2026)
- Judge voids mass layoffs at Voice of America (The New York Times, March 7, 2026)
- Judge voids layoffs at VOA, rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran US media agency (The Hill, March 7, 2026)
- Judge says Kari Lake’s tenure atop US media agency was improper, voids actions as ‘acting CEO’ (Politico, March 7, 2026)
- Federal judge rules Trump administration’s actions to dismantle Voice of America are illegal (AP, March 7, 2026)
- Judge says Kari Lake unlawfully ran USAGM, voids Voice of America layoffs (CNN, March 7, 2026)
- Judge rules Lake not a lawful CEO, reverses cuts at US media agencies (AZ Central, March 7, 2026)
- Judge rules Kari Lake illegally ran US media agency (MS NOW, March 7, 2026)
- US judge voids 2025 actions taken by Kari Lake as Voice of America CEO, including job cuts (Reuters, March 7, 2026)
February
January
- Kari Lake promotes Trump on Voice of America. Does that break the law? (NPR, January 30, 2026)
- Congress to continue funding Voice of America, despite Trump’s wishes (The Desk, January 13, 2026)
- VOA: MIA (Politico, January 13, 2026)
- Proposed spending bill includes VOA funding (Radio World, January 13, 2026)
- Congress agrees to fund Voice of America, bucking Trump shutdown order (The Washington Post, January 13, 2026)
December
November
October
September
August
- Kari Lake lays off hundreds at VOA parent agency amid legal battle (Politico, August 30, 2025)
- Kari Lake lays off more than 500 staff at Voice of America parent agency (The Washington Post, August 30, 2025)
- Trump officials move to fire most Voice of America journalists (The New York Times, August 30, 2025)
- Judge blocks Trump’s firing of the head of Voice of America (The New York Times, August 28, 2025)
- Judge blocks Kari Lake, tasked to dismantle VOA, from firing its director (The Washington Post, August 28, 2025)
- Judge orders Kari Lake to answer questions about Voice of America under oath (NPR, August 26, 2025)
- A judge threatens to hold a Trump official in contempt over the silencing of Voice of America (The New York Times, August 25, 2025)
- Kari Lake defends VOA cuts in court after warnings from Capitol Hill (The Washington Post, August 14, 2025)
- Kari Lake’s attempt to deport her own employees (The Atlantic, August 12, 2025)
- Voice of America director says Trump officials are illegally ousting him (NPR, August 6, 2025)
- VOA’s closure in Africa deepens information void (IFEX, August 5, 2025)
- VOA director fired after declining reassignment to low-level post (The Washington Post, August 4, 2025)
- Joseph McCarthy’s war on Voice of America (Columbia Journalism Review, August 4, 2025)
July
June
- Trump administration rescinds Voice of America layoffs after errors in notices (The New York Times, June 27, 2025)
- Kari Lake takes her war on Voice of America to Congress (NPR, June 26, 2025)
- Trump to Republicans on VOA: "KILL IT!" (The News Guy - Steve Herman | Substack, June 25, 2025)
- Trump urges Congress to ‘kill’ Voice of America as its leader defends gutting it (The New York Times, June 25, 2025)
- At committee hearing, Kari Lake defends dismantling VOA (The Washington Post, June 25, 2025)
- “You have no credibility”: Lake grilled by House Committee over Voice of America cuts (Salon, June 25, 2025)
- Kari Lake heads to Capitol Hill after gutting an agency Trump hates (Politico, June 25, 2025)
- 🇮🇷 VOA's Iran mess (Axios, June 24, 2025)
- Judge chastises Trump administration in Voice of America hearing (The Washington Post, June 23, 2025)
- Judge seeks more information about Trump administration’s cuts to Voice of America (AP, June 23, 2025)
- Majority of staff axed at Voice of America (Politico, June 20, 2025)
- USAGM finalizes layoffs at Voice of America (The Desk, June 20, 2025)
- Voice of America gutted by Trump adviser Kari Lake (NPR, June 20, 2025)
- Kari Lake follows through on Trump order, axes most of Voice of America’s staff (CNN, June 20, 2025)
- Hundreds of federal workers at Voice of America receive layoff notices (The New York Times, June 20, 2025)
- VOA and Radio Farda's Persian services cover Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks (AP, June 19, 2025)
- Trump wanted these Persian-language journalists fired. Now they’re ‘rising to the occasion’ amid Israel-Iran conflict (CNN, June 16, 2025)
- Voice of America Recalls Staff for Iranian Language News Service From Leave (The New York Times, June 13, 2025)
- Voice of America Rehires Persian-Language Staff After Iran Strike (The Wrap, June 13, 2025)
- Voice of America brings back Farsi-speaking staff amid Israel-Iran conflict (CNN, June 13, 2025)
- US scrambles to bring back VOA’s Persian service amid Iran-Israel conflict (Politico, June 13, 2025)
- Voice of America brings back 50 staffers amid Iran-Israel conflict (The Washington Post, June 13, 2025)
- The U.S. granted these journalists asylum. Then it fired them. (The Washington Post, June 11, 2025)
- From 1,300 to 81 workers: Trump official plans to cut Voice of America to the bone (NPR, June 6, 2025)
- USAGM starts firing full-time Voice of America employees (The Desk, June 5, 2025)
- Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America (AP, June 4, 2025)
- Nearly all remaining Voice of America employees could be fired under plan (The New York Times, June 4, 2025)
- After contractor cuts, Voice of America staffers brace for further layoffs (The Washington Post, June 3, 2025)
May
- ‘I am angry most of the time’: Inside a small VOA cohort’s return to work (Poynter, May 23, 2025)
- Trump admin already selling off news agency’s home after DOGE’s ‘accelerated disposal’ (MSN, May 20, 2025)
- Nearly 600 Voice of America staffers laid off (The National Pulse, May 16, 2025)
- Hundreds of VOA employees set to be axed amid legal fight with Trump (The Washington Post, May 15, 2025)
- ‘Maduro did not close our bureau – Trump did’: Voice of America journalists speak out (The Guardian, May 7, 2025)
April
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America (MS NOW, April 23, 2025)
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America (The Hill, April 22, 2025)
- Journalists protest Trump’s move to shut down US-funded international media outlets (Anadolu Agency, April 22, 2025)
- Judge says VOA can go back to work (The Washington Post, April 22, 2025)
- Judge blocks Trump administration plans to dismantle Voice of America (NPR, April 22,2025)
- Judge halts Trump’s shutdown of Voice of America (BBC, April 22, 2025)
- Foreign journalists at US-backed media fear being sent to repressive homelands after Trump’s cuts (AP, April 6, 2025)
- 146 global Tibetan groups urge US government to restore VOA, RFA Tibetan broadcasts (Phayul, April 5, 2025)
- What’s lost if Voice of America disappears: Watchdog spirit, intrepid reporters, and focus on the global south (Global Investigative Journalism Network, April 4, 2025)
March
- Judicial rulings block Kari Lake's drive to shutter Voice of America (NPR, March 29, 2025)
- Former Voice of America director blasts Kari Lake’s ‘untruths’ (The Washington Post, March 28, 2025)
- Federal judge in New York says VOA journalists get jobs back for now (The Washington Post, March 28, 2025)
- Voice of America wins in court, for now, as judge blocks Trump administration from firing staff (AP, March 28, 2025)
- Employees, agencies take legal action to save government-funded media (Axios, March 24, 2025)
- 30 days to leave: VOA workers on visas face dire threats back home (Kyiv Post, March 23, 2025)
- Voice of America goes quiet. And, apocalypse now? (On the Media (WNYC), March 21, 2025)
- VOA journalist Steve Herman on embattled agency: "We got DOGE'd" (Jim Acosta CNN - substack, March 18, 2025)
- Trump accuses Big Media of ‘illegal’ reporting, virtually abolishes Voice of America (FOX News, March 18, 2025)
- Voice of America goes silent (WAMU, March 18, 2025)
- Experts fear global media agency’s gutting will strip key tools against foreign propaganda (Nextgov/FCW’s, March 17, 2025)
- Voice of America gutted as Trump administration puts journalists on indefinite leave (NPR, March 17, 2025)
- Trump moves to close down Voice of America (BBC, March 16, 2025)
- Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable' (Reuters, March 15, 2025)
USAGM
- Kari Lake stops Radio Free Europe from broadcasting into Iran over politics (MS Now, January 15, 2026)
- Alhurra calls out USAGM over funding cuts (The Desk, June 13, 2025)
- US court orders agency overseeing RFE/RL to pay May funding (RFE/RL, May 31, 2025)
- Silencing America’s voice in the Middle East (Real Clear Politics, April 10, 2025)
- For 75 years, US international broadcasters have delivered trusted news worldwide – but now their future is in doubt (DW, March 27, 2025)
- Radio Free Europe sues over US funding cuts | 60 Minutes (60 Minutes, March 23, 2025)
- Trump ends program millions in China use for internet, worrying Congress (The Washington Post, March 20, 2025)
- Czech minister urges EU response in wake of Trump cuts to Radio Free Europe (Euractive, March 16, 2025)
