Voice of America / USAGM

Date

Apr 1, 2025

Sector

Government

Response

Fought and won

Source

firstamendment.mtsu.edu ↗

Pressure applied

Executive order to dismantle VOA and cut grant funding to RFE/RL

What was demanded

Shut down or drastically curtail operations

What happened

A federal judge blocked the mass firings and dismantling on First Amendment and statutory grounds

Where it stands

Survived via injunction but funding remained contested through 2026; outcomes differed across VOA, RFE/RL and other grantees.

Period

Second term

Full record

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