THENATIONALPULSE (Pulse Wires) - Federal Judge Orders Voice of America to Reinstate Dismissed Staff, Resume Broadcasts.
PULSE POINTSWHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of 1,042 employees at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) after they were placed on paid administrative leave last year under the Trump administration.WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth, Kari Lake, and Voice of America (VOA) employees.WHEN & WHERE: The […] The post Federal Judge Orders Voice of America to Reinstate Dismissed Staff, Resume Broadcasts. appeared first on The National Pulse .
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: A federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of 1,042 employees at the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM) after they were placed on paid administrative leave last year under the Trump administration. WHO WAS INVOLVED: U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth, Kari Lake, and Voice of America (VOA) employees. WHEN & WHERE: The rulings were issued late Tuesday, March 17, 2026. KEY QUOTE: “The plaintiffs challenge the defendants’ actions in March 2025 to dramatically downsize the United States Agency for Global Media and its subsidiary, Voice of America, as violating Sections 706(1) and (2) of the APA. After clearing a series of threshold hurdles, the Court ultimately concludes that the plaintiffs…Open