Overview
- U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth directed the U.S. Agency for Global Media to submit a plan within one week to restart Voice of America's international broadcasts.
- The order requires the government to allow more than 1,000 furloughed Voice of America employees to return to work.
- Voice of America's operations were largely halted after President Trump’s March 2025 budget cuts led to mass furloughs across the agency.
- Lamberth previously ruled that Kari Lake did not have the legal authority to implement measures at the broadcaster, and she has said she will appeal.
- President Trump has nominated Sarah Rogers to lead USAGM, a post that will require Senate confirmation.