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Kari Lake claims ‘80,000 Americans’ have signed up to join ICE

Figure quoted by MAGA activist relates to number of applications DHS says it has received in response to recent recruitment drive, not the number of new hires

The Independent UK

Voice of America director fired for refusing to accept ‘illegal’ demotion

‘Under the law, I can only be removed from my position as director of VOA with the approval of the International Broadcasting Advisory Board. No such action has been taken,’ Michael Abramowitz told the USAGM last week.

The Independent UK

Tulsi Gabbard’s DNI reportedly examines election integrity, shrugs at 2024 irregularities

It's all as believable as Trump's "stop the steal."

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Kari Lake rescinds layoff notices sent to hundreds at dismantled Voice of America

Notices sent out after staff found errors in documents outlining layoff terms, which could nullify or delay attempts to fire employees

The Independent UK

Kari Lake struggles to answer softball question on Capitol Hill

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The Independent UK

Kari Lake’s embarrassing flub on softball question on the language of Armenia

Watch as Kari Lake fails to answer a question on the language spoken in Armenia, in an awkward exchange on Wednesday (26 June) with a House Democrat.

The Independent UK

‘We are fighting an information war’: Kari Lake guts 1,400 jobs from Trump-hated media agency before Capitol Hill victory lap

Truth needs fewer people.

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Trump Official Holds Up Trump's Picture After Being Questioned Over Hundreds of Job Cuts to Her Agency

A top Trump administration official held up the president's picture after being questioned about the recent mass job cuts to the agency she leads.

Latin Times

Voice of America aired Trump’s message to Iranian people during US bombings

US-run news outlet had earlier been branded ‘propaganda’ and ‘leftist’ by the White House as it sought to close it

The Guardian - US

"Dark day for truth": Lake cuts US media

Critics say layoffs at Voice of America and others threaten press freedom and U.S. soft power abroad

Salon

Trump administration almost totally dismantles Voice of America with latest terminations

Terminations of 639 employees were announced at organization founded in 1942 to counter Nazi propaganda

The Guardian - US

Kari Lake makes it official: Hundreds of Voice of America employees given pink slips

‘It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds U.S. ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,’ VOA White House Bureau Chief Patsy Widakuswara said.

The Independent UK

Congressional letter obtained by AP outlines drastic job cuts expected at Voice of America

Sharp job cuts at the state-run Voice of America are outlined in a letter to Congress that was obtained by The Associated Press

The Independent UK

Kari Lake sends firing plan to Congress that will leave Voice of America with only 18 employees

The US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America and other state-run press organizations, will only have about 80 employees across the entire organization

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Pro-MAGA reporter fired after questioning why Pete Hegseth hides from the media

OAN president Charles Herring told The Independent that “we don’t comment on employee related issues” when asked to comment on the circumstances surrounding Gabrielle Cuccia’s termination

The Independent UK

Kari Lake brought back a skeleton crew to Voice of America. They’re ‘angry most of the time’

‘To me, it feels like emotional terror to ensure obedience,’ VOA White House bureau chief Patsy Widakuswara, who is on administrative leave, told The Independent

The Guardian - US

Trump administration fires nearly 600 contractors at Voice of America

Some workers at new network now face deportation as their visas are linked to their jobs

The Guardian - US

Embattled Voice of America to use newsfeed from hard-right network

One America News will now provide news and video to government-funded organization

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The Independent UK

Kari Lake announces partnership between far-right OAN and Voice of America to distribute pro-Trump message

‘Kari Lake providing One America News Network to our global audiences makes a mockery of the agency's history of independent non-partisan journalism,’ former USAGM Chief Financial Officer Grant Turner said in response

The Guardian - US

‘Maduro did not close our bureau – Trump did’: Voice of America journalists speak out

Workers at the esteemed news service say they’re being silenced by the president – but they’re vowing to fight back

The Independent UK

Defying a court order, Trump administration refuses to fund Radio Free Europe

Delay in financing has forced the news organization to furlough some staff and cut some programs.

Salon

DC's elites are partying like it's 1933

Some Democratic politicians are hanging out at a billionaire's private club alongside Trump Cabinet officials

The Independent UK

Trump admin offers Voice of America employees buyouts as judge blocks it from being shut down

Just as a federal judge issued an order blocking the administration’s efforts to dismantle the broadcaster, U.S. Agency for Global Media staffers received an email offering them a renewed opportunity to sign up for the ‘Fork in the Road’ deferred resignation program

Latin Times

Kari Lake Mocks USAGM Workers Ahead Of Mass Firings: 'Check Your Email'

USAGM special adviser Kari Lake mocked agency employees on Friday anticipating mass layoffs

The Independent UK

Trump administration backs down in legal fight to shutter Radio Free Europe

Kari Lake’s decision to reinstate a grant to Radio Free Europe comes after a federal judge signaled that he would side with the broadcaster in its lawsuit against the administration

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