A federal judge ruled Saturday that Kari Lake, President Trump's choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, did not have legal authority to take the actions she's done to largely dismantle the Voice of America. The decision's effect on VOA operations was not immediately clear.
Main Idea: A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake did not have the legal authority to make the moves she took to cut back Voice of America and the U.S. Agency for Global Media.
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The ruling may keep Voice of America from being cut further,. The staffing chaos could still leave taxpayers funding a weaker public broadcaster and reduce US news reach abroad.
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