Overview

• Kari Lake has submitted a plan to Congress to reduce Voice of America’s workforce from over 1,000 positions to only 18 employees.
• The proposal cites Trump’s March executive order directing the U.S. Agency for Global Media to shrink non-statutory operations to a statutory minimum.
• Under the plan, 33 roles would remain for the Office of Cuba Broadcasting while core programming shifts to feeds from One America News Network.
• Current and former VOA staffers are suing the administration, arguing that the president lacks authority to dismantle the congressionally chartered news service.
• An April federal injunction against the VOA shutdown was paused by an appellate panel, leaving most staff on administrative leave and operations stalled.