Judge Halts Donald Trump’s Effort To Dismantle Voice Of America

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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from dismantling the Voice of America, the U.S.-run international broadcasting service.

U.S. District Court Judge J. Paul Oetke granted a temporary restraining order to a group of VOA employees who brought the case.

Read the judge’s Voice of America order. The plaintiffs were joined in the litigation by other groups, including Reporters Without Borders, unions and the American Foreign Service Association.

Earlier this month, the Trump administration put almost the entire staff of VOA on leave, largely halting its operations. It followed a Trump executive order on March 14 to eliminate the U.S.

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