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UK charging industry could face £100m bill under business rate changes

Industry bodies say proposals will force site closures, slow investment and cost drivers up to £300 a year more

The Guardian - UK

Another Donald Trump move blocked, his administration warned that their ‘disrespect’ could trigger contempt trial

Trump meets yet another resounding "NO!"

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Federal Judge Prevents Kari Lake From Laying Off Hundreds Of People At Agency Overseeing Voice Of America

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to suspend hundreds of layoffs at the agency overseeing Voice of America, which is led by Kari Lake

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Read: Judge pauses Trump administration's VOA cuts in scathing order

Actions of Trump officials in the case that names Kari Lake as a defendant "readily support contempt proceedings," the judge said.

Axios

‘The results were questionable’: Kari Lake struggles to admit she lost Senate and governor elections in deposition for VOA lawsuit

Lake spent years challenging her 2022 loss in Arizona gubernatorial race

The Independent UK

More than 500 workers at Voice of America and other broadcasters to be laid off

Acting CEO of parent agency makes announcement one day after judge blocks her from firing VOA director

The Guardian - US

Do you need to pay council tax for your shed? Legal pros reveal everything you need to know amidst council clampdown

Your garden shed could cost you extra council tax - this is everything you need to know

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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

Administration's Filings in Support of Defunding of Voice of America Are Inadequate, Federal Judge Says

From Judge Royce Lamberth (D.D.C.) today in Widakuswara & Abramowitz v. Lake: On April 22, 2025, upon finding that the… The post Administration's Filings in Support of Defunding of Voice of America Are Inadequate, Federal Judge Says appeared first on Reason.com.

Reason

Trump news at a glance: ‘Daddy’ Trump showered with praise on triumphant lap through Nato summit

Trump celebrated commitment by Nato allies to boost defence spending to 5% of GDP. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 25 June 2025

The Guardian - US

‘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

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

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The Independent UK

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

Voice of America and Radio Farda's Persian services cover Israel-Iran conflict despite cutbacks

Despite the Trump administration's efforts to dismantle or sharply cut back on U.S. government-run news outlets like Voice of America, two Persian-language services have been called into duty to report on Israel's war with Iran to Iranian audiences

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

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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

Al Jazeera

Reporting from behind shifting front lines in Myanmar’s civil war

Journalists with the Shan State-based news outlet Shwe Phee Myay continue to report amid civil war and repression.

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

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 Guardian - UK

‘Fight back’: journalist taking Trump administration to court calls for media to resist attacks

Patsy Widakuswara, lead plaintiff in lawsuit fighting order to dismantle Voice of America, says US government is becoming more aggressive

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