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News Articles: VOA

A sign outside of the Voice of America headquarters in Washington, DC, US, in March, shortly after President Trump signed an executive order aimed at reducing the scope of eight federal agencies as part of his campaign to downsize the US government, including the US Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America.

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Voice of America's prospects appear grim after appeals court order

A federal appeals court said it would not intervene — at least for now — to thwart the Trump administration's plans for the near-total dismantlement of Voice of America.

May 22, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
The Trump administration has put journalists at government-funded broadcasters, including Prague-based Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFERL), on leave on March 15 as it froze funding to them.

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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty sues Trump administration over canceled contract

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a government-backed overseas broadcaster, sued the Trump administration in an attempt to get it to release funds appropriated by Congress.

March 19, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
President Trump's late-night decree Friday led to orders gutting the Voice of America and other U.S.-funded international broadcasters.

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'Bloody Saturday' at Voice of America and other U.S.-funded networks

Federal officials placed 1,300 employees at Voice of America on indefinite paid leave, while severing contracts with Radio Free Asia and other U.S.-funded networks.

March 15, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
President Trump says he wants L. Brent Bozell III, Founder and President of the Media Research Center, to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, or USAGM. In this 2016 photo, Bozell speaks during a "Climate Hustle" panel discussion at the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, DC.

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Trump taps conservative media critic to lead global news agency

President Trump plans to nominate a conservative critic of the mainstream media, L. Brent Bozell III, to run the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America.

January 23, 2025
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  • David Folkenflik
An inspector general said the the investigation of officials at U.S. Agency for Global Media conducted by a private law firm for former CEO Michael Pack was a "waste or gross waste" of taxpayer money. The law firm charged the agency more than $1.6 million. The officials under review by Pack, shown above at a party earlier this year with Steve Forbes, were later exonerated.

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Trump's VOA chief paid 'extravagantly' to investigate critics: Watchdog

A law firm received $1.6 million in taxpayer money to investigate officials at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. An inspector general has concluded that was a "gross waste" of federal resources.

August 20, 2022
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  • David Folkenflik
U.S. Agency for Global Media General Counsel David Kligerman stands for a portrait in Washington, D.C, on Jan. 25. He was one of the six executives who faced retaliation under the agency's former CEO, Michael Pack.

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A Report Clears Federal Officials Who Were Suspended By A Trump Appointee Over VOA

The State Department inspector general says six executives at the U.S. Agency for Global Media were unfairly punished after they raised concerns about steps taken under Trump appointee Michael Pack.

July 10, 2021
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  • David Folkenflik
Former U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack contracted with a private law firm to investigate his own staff, a task usually done by government specialists.

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Trump Appointee At VOA Parent Paid Law Firm Millions To Investigate His Own Staff

Trump appointee Michael Pack hoped to fire top executives who challenged him at the U.S. Agency for Global Media. When he couldn't, Pack paid a high-profile law firm millions to investigate them.

March 05, 2021
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  • David Folkenflik
The headquarters of the U.S. government's premier international broadcaster, Voice of America, in Washington, D.C.

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'Substantial Likelihood Of Wrongdoing' By VOA Parent Agency, Government Watchdog Says

The U.S. Special Counsel ordered the U.S. Agency for Global Media to conduct a sweeping internal investigation, after finding a "substantial likelihood of wrongdoing" toward the Voice of America.

December 03, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
Chief U.S. District Judge for the District of Columbia Beryl Howell issued a preliminary injunction against Michael Pack and the U.S. Agency for Global Media from influencing any editorial decisions or personnel.

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Trump Appointee Unconstitutionally Interfered With VOA, Judge Rules

A federal judge ordered the CEO over the Voice of America to stop investigating its journalists for anti-Trump bias, saying he caused "self-censorship and the chilling of First Amendment expression."

November 21, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
The Wilbur J. Cohen Federal Building in Washington.

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Voice of America's 5 Months Under Trump CEO: Lawsuits, Bias Claims, And A Sex Scandal

Michael Pack is nearing the close of his turbulent tenure as CEO of the parent agency to the Voice of America. After firings and claims of bias, staffers say they fear more damage on his way out.

November 21, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
A lawsuit accuses CEO Michael Pack of illegally seeking to influence the Voice of America's news coverage. In one instance, he required a link to administration editorials be placed on VOA's home page, the suit says.

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Ex-Officials' Lawsuit Says Trump-Appointed CEO Broke Laws At Voice Of America

Five executives, now suspended, accuse U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack of illegally interfering in newsroom coverage of President Trump, Joe Biden and Black Lives Matter.

October 10, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
Voice of America Acting Director Elez Biberaj was appointed in June by USAGM CEO Michael Pack.

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Acting VOA Director Pledges To Protect Newsroom Despite Inquiry Into Reporter

The Voice of America's acting director says he'll protect his newsroom against outside pressure. NPR reported Sunday that political appointees investigated a reporter for alleged anti-Trump bias.

October 06, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
Investigating the journalism produced by Voice of America is one of the tasks lawyer Sam Dewey has taken on since joining the broadcaster's parent agency, the U.S. Agency for Global Media.

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Attorney Hired To Probe VOA's Coverage Has Active Protective Order Against Him

The CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, Michael Pack, has accused executives of hiring practices that imperil national security. The investigator Pack hired has a protective order against him.

September 08, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
U.S. Agency for Global Media CEO Michael Pack may have breached a firewall meant to insulate Voice of America journalism from political meddling.

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At Voice of America, Trump Appointee Sought Political Influence Over Coverage

Michael Pack, who leads VOA's parent company, ordered a political appointee to formally review a story on Joe Biden. The move appears to violate bans on political meddling in coverage.

September 02, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
Veteran journalists of the Voice of America say the head of their parent agency is endangering their safety and national security.

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Voice of America Journalists: New CEO Endangers Reporters, Harms U.S. Aims

Fourteen Voice of America journalists accused USAGM CEO Michael Pack of imperiling reporters. Pack recently said of VOA, "It's a great place to put a foreign spy."

August 31, 2020
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  • David Folkenflik
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