Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Firing Hundreds of Employees at Voice of America– slaynews.com

Federal Judge Blocks Trump from Firing Hundreds of Employees at Voice of America– slaynews.com
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A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s plan to fire more than 500 employees at the United States Agency for Global Media (USAGM).

U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth sided with plaintiffs who challenged the layoffs.

Lamberth blocked Acting USAGM CEO Kari Lake’s plan to lay off 532 staffers, most of whom worked for Voice of America (VOA), while litigation over the case continues.

“The Reduction in Force announced by Defendant Lake on or about August 29, 2025, is SUSPENDED and may NOT be implemented, effectuated, or completed in any way,” Lamberth wrote in his ruling.

Trump’s Push to Rein in Bureaucracy Stalls

Lake and the administration have argued that the mass firings were necessary to streamline the bloated agency, which oversees outlets such as Radio Free Europe and the Middle East Broadcasting Networks.

“These reductions are critical to help reduce the federal bureaucracy, improve agency service, and save the American people more of their hard-earned money,” Lake said last month.

She has described Voice of America as “rotten to the core” and “anti-American.”