Trump slashes Voice of America

Trump slashes Voice of America with executive order, employees put on leave
The reduction was made to agencies Trump saw as "unnecessary," the order states. "President Trump is delivering on his promise to make our government more efficient," White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt told USA TODAY on Saturday.
'Virtually the entire staff' of Voice of America placed on leave after Trump order guts broadcaster, director says
About 1,300 journalists at Voice of America, a government-funded broadcaster, were put on leave following Trump's executive order, its director said.
Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'
More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet's parent and six other federal agencies.
Trump silences Voice of America as staff put on leave
More than 1,300 staff including journalists and producers have been put on administrative leave.
All full-time workers at Voice of America put on leave following Trump directive
President Trump directed his administration to reduce the functions of several agencies to the minimum required by law.
“Voice Of America Is Being Silenced”: Director Speaks Out After Trump Starts Dismantling U.S.-Funded Broadcast Entities
Donald Trump is targeting the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasting entities, as he signed an executive order on Friday to eliminate the functions of their oversight agency.
Voice of America staff put on leave after Trump orders cuts
By Nathan Layne and James Oliphant (Reuters) -Scores of Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated,
'Everyone is really shocked and upset' — Trump administration puts Voice of America journalists on leave, cuts funding to Radio Free Europe
The Trump administration on March 15 followed up a on an executive order signed a day earlier by President Donald Trump vowing to gut funding for the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA) and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL).
1300 employees at Voice of America placed on leave after Friday executive order
President Trump signed an executive order aimed at cutting workers at seven federal agencies, including the US Agency for Global Media which oversees VOA.
Voice of America channels fall silent as Trump administration guts agency and cancels contracts
The Voice of America may not live up to its ambitious name for much longer. Michael Abramowitz, the director of VOA, said in a Facebook post on Saturday that he was placed on leave, along with “virtually the entire staff” of 1,
Latest Trump executive order guts seven agencies, including Voice of America
U.S. President Donald Trump's latest round of cuts to the federal government includes the 83-year-old Voice of America.
Voice of America Staffers Denounce Trump Shutdown as 'National Security Issue' That Will Spark 'Celebrations in the Autocratic Halls of Power'
Shutting VOA down is "a national security issue," Steve Herman, a longtime VOA journalist who was suspended in February, ...
As Voice of America Goes Dark, Some Broadcasts Are Replaced by Music
President Trump’s executive order on Friday calling for the dismantling of the federal agency that oversees the broadcaster ...