Overview

• A letter from senior adviser John A. Zadrozny gave Abramowitz 30 days’ notice, setting his termination for August 31 after he declined a transfer to the Edward R. Murrow station in Greenville, North Carolina.
• Abramowitz’s court filing argues the reassignment violated federal law by bypassing approval from the International Broadcasting Advisory Board, which the administration had dismantled.
• His ongoing lawsuit challenges President Trump’s March executive order dismantling the U.S. Agency for Global Media and seeks to enforce funding and staffing protections for Voice of America.
• In a recent order, Judge Lamberth criticized the administration’s personnel decision as “monumental” and required officials to outline how they will comply with a preliminary injunction.
• Kari Lake remains the de facto head of USAGM after the Senate-confirmed board was dismissed, keeping VOA’s leadership and mission disputes unresolved.