News
August
- 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 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
April
- Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America (MSNBC, 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)
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
- 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)
