A drastic move by the Trump administration has left the Voice of America (VOA) reeling. Hundreds of employees, mostly ...

Kari Lake, senior advisor to the U.S. Agency for Global Media, announced over 600 new layoffs at the agency, which includes ...

Hundreds of journalists for Voice of America (VOA) - most of its remaining staff - have been fired by President Donald ...

Once a Cold War-era powerhouse for U.S. diplomacy, the U.S. Agency for Global Media has been gutted under a Trump executive ...

The U.S. Agency for Global Media handed out layoff notices to 639 employees on June 20, 2025, culminating a months-long process aimed at effectively shuttering the agency and its flagship offering, ...

The Trump administration sent layoff notices on Friday to more than 600 employees at Voice of America. VOA federally funded ...

The Miami-based Office of Cuba Broadcasting, which oversees Radio and TV Martí and the Martí Noticias website, was spared ...

Voice of America (VOA), once a global symbol of U.S. public diplomacy, is nearing its end as the U.S. Agency for Global Media ...

More than 630 workers were let go between the start of the month and Friday, when the final termination notices were sent.

“This move follows USAGM’s firing of more than 500 contractors last month. It spells the death of 83 years of independent journalism that upholds US ideals of democracy and freedom around the world,” ...

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The layoffs were expected after a top advisor to its parent agency, United States Agency for Global Media, Kari Lake, called for Voice of America to be gutted.