Judge orders Trump administration to restore Voice of America's operations

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore the Voice of America's operations after large parts of the government-run broadcaster had effectively been shut down a year ago, putting hundreds of employees who have been on administrative leave back to work. The judge reversed the administration's decision to essentially sideline 1,042 of VOA's 1,147 employees and shrink its operations to the "statutory minimum" required by Congress — moves that forced VOA to severely curtail its programming. "We are eager to begin repairing the damage Kari Lake has inflicted on our agency and our colleagues, to return to our congressional mandate, and to rebuild the trust of the global audience we have been unable to serve for the past year," she told The Associated Press.