A federal judge ordered the restoration of the voice of America (VOA) on Tuesday, the state media network funded by the federal government that the White House dismantled this spring earlier.
Judge Royce Lamberth ruled in favor of the applicant’s request for a preliminary injunction, although the Trump administration is authorized to appeal the decision.
The complainants asked the court to cancel the orders putting around 1,300 VOA employees on administrative leave “and” cancel the termination of contracts with around 500 personal service entrepreneurs (PSC) with the VOA, cease to dismantle VOA and restore the staff and operating capacities of VOA. “”
President Donald Trump dismantled the news agency through an executive decree (EO) in March, saying that VOA had promoted biased reports.
Trump orders the dismantling of the media funded by the government ‘
A federal judge ordered the restoration of the voice of America (VOA) on Tuesday after Trump dismantled the agency. (Getty Images)
“The non -statutory components and functions of the following government entities are eliminated to the maximum extent in accordance with the applicable law, and these entities will reduce the execution of their statutory functions and the personnel associated with the minimum presence and function required by law,” said the OE.
The OE has also dismantled VOA’s parent company, the United States agency for the world’s media, as well as Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty.
“Voice of America has been out of step with America for years. It has been used as a voice to Radical America and has pushed division propaganda for years now,” Fox News Fox News Digital Fox News official.
The Voice of America (VOA) logo appears on a mobile phone with Voice of America visible in the background in this photo illustration in Brussels, Belgium, March 16, 2025. (Jonathan Raa / Nurphoto via Getty Images)
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On March 22, VOA employees filed a complaint against the Trump administration and Lake Kari, which is the Special Advisor to the American Agency for the World Media.
“In many regions of the world, a crucial source of new objectives has disappeared, and only the information media sponsored by the censored state must fill the void,” said the trial.
Kari Lake, the choice of American president Donald Trump to direct Voice of America (VOA), speaks for the conservative political action conference (CPAC) at the Gaylord National Resort Hotel and Convention Center on February 21, 2025 in Oxon Hill, Maryland. (Kayla Bartkowski / Getty Images)
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“The second Trump administration brought a chainsaw to the agency as a whole to try to close it completely,” said the prosecution.
Emma Colton and Hanna Panreck of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.
