12 h. ago Is the VOA, DOA? With Kari Lake in charge of things, it might be

VOA is a major bone of contention for many lawmakers – which reared its head once again when Agency for Global Media Special Advisor Kari Lake spoke before a House committee.

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5 d. ago Kari Lake declares US Agency for Global Media ‘rotten to the core,’ sets 2026 shutdown goal: 'A boondoggle'

Kari Lake told Congress the U.S. Agency for Global Media is “rotten to the core" and said it would be shut down by 2026 under President Donald Trump’s executive order.

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5 d. ago Trump Urges Congress to ‘Kill’ Voice of America as Its Leader Defends Gutting It

In a heated hearing, Kari Lake, the Trump ally in charge of the federally funded international broadcasting network, called the media agency “a rotten piece of fish” that should be defunded.

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6 d. ago WATCH LIVE: Trump adviser Kari Lake testifies in hearing on U.S. agency that runs Voice of America

WATCH LIVE: Trump adviser Kari Lake testifies in hearing on U.S. agency that runs Voice of America  PBS

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9 d. ago ‘Bloated and Biased’: Kari Lake Slashes 85% of Federal Media Agency

Kari Lake, Senior Advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced the elimination of 1,400 positions, part of a sweeping effort to implement President Trump’s executive order aimed at shrinking the federal bureaucracy. The post ‘Bloated and Biased’: Kari Lake Slashes 85% of Federal Media Agency appeared first on Breitbart.

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1 week ago Reporters for Voice of America and other U.S. networks fear what's next

Journalists who have risked their freedom to report for Voice of America and its sister news outlets wonder what happens to them now that the Trump administration has gutted their parent agency.

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2 w. ago EXCLUSIVE: Kari Lake says VOA's Persian news service 'rising to the occasion' amid Iran

Voice of America recalls Farsi language staffers as Kari Lake shares with Fox News Digital that the network is “rising to the occasion" to cover Iran-Israel conflict.

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3 w. ago From 1,300 to 81 workers: Trump official plans to cut Voice of America to the bone

Trump senior advisor Kari Lake envisions the agency that includes the international broadcaster Voice of America with 81 staffers after mid-August — down from about 1,300 full-time employees and contractors.

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