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politics15 days ago•1 min saved

Kari Lake tapped by Trump for Jamaica ambassador post

President Donald Trump has nominated Kari Lake, a two-time Arizona candidate, to be the U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica, with Senate confirmation required. Lake’s background includes gubernatorial and Senate runs and election-related lawsuits. She was previously chosen by Trump to lead an agency overseeing Voice of America and other media services; she terminated contracts and laid off staff, and a March 2026 federal ruling found she lacked authority to dismantle the institution.

via FOX 10 Phoenix|

#ambassadors #kari-lake #politics

politics15 days ago•5 min saved

Trump taps Lake and Mastriano for ambassador roles abroad

President Donald Trump nominated Kari Lake to be ambassador to Jamaica and Doug Mastriano to Slovakia, two former gubernatorial allies whose 2022 campaigns supported him. The nominations require Senate confirmation; Mastriano will remain a Pennsylvania state senator until confirmed, while Lake’s status at the U.S. Agency for Global Media remains unclear after a court ruled her tenure improper for lacking Senate confirmation.

via Politico|

#ambassador #doug-mastriano #kari-lake

politics2 months ago•305 min saved

Court orders VOA staff back to work, reversing Trump shutdown

A federal judge ordered the Trump administration to reinstate more than 1,000 Voice of America employees who had been on paid leave, reversing actions to dismantle the US Agency for Global Media and voiding Kari Lake’s leadership moves, with a deadline for reinstatement and a rebuke of previous withholding of agency action.

via CNN|

#kari-lake #lamberth #politics

politics2 months ago•6 min saved

Federal Judge Reinstates VOA Staff, Halting USAGM Restructuring

A federal judge ruled that the near shutdown of Voice of America was illegal, ordering the reinstatement of more than 1,000 employees and the resumption of international broadcasting by March 23, in a rebuke of Kari Lake’s leadership at USAGM and a halt to the agency’s downsizing.

via Politico|

#kari-lake #politics #press-freedom

politics2 months ago•20 min saved

Federal judge halts VOA wind-down, reinstates 1,000 employees

A federal judge ruled that the U.S. Agency for Global Media’s wind-down of Voice of America was unlawful and ordered more than 1,000 VOA employees back to work, criticizing Kari Lake’s conduct in the downsizing effort.

via The Washington Post|

#kari-lake #lawsuits #politics

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

Court voids Kari Lake’s USAGM leadership and actions

A federal judge ruled Kari Lake’s brief appointment and her actions as acting head of the U.S. Agency for Global Media unlawful, voiding her orders to lay off hundreds of VOA employees, cut spending, cancel a lease, and reduce broadcasting capabilities, though some changes already in motion cannot be fully undone.

via Axios|

#kari-lake #lamberth #politics

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

Court voids Kari Lake’s USAGM leadership and undoes mass layoffs

A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake unlawfully led the U.S. Agency for Global Media without Senate confirmation, voiding mass layoffs and other actions taken during her tenure, with the court citing the Appointments Clause and Vacancies Act; Lake says she will appeal, while VOA staff view the ruling as a step toward restoring operations and journalistic independence.

via The Guardian|

#appointments-clause #kari-lake #politics

politics2 months ago•2 min saved

Judge voids Kari Lake’s VOA actions over improper appointment

A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake’s tenure as acting CEO of the Voice of America violated federal law, voiding a broad set of staff cuts and shutdowns she oversaw; the court found she was not lawfully serving and thus unable to exercise CEO authority under the Federal Vacancies Reform Act and the Appointments Clause, with the actions taken between July 31 and November 19, 2025, being void and a court-ordered pause on layoffs remaining in place as the case proceeds with Lake appealing.

via CNBC|

#appointments-clause #federal-vacancies-reform-act #kari-lake

politics2 months ago•3 min saved

Court voids Kari Lake’s USAGM actions, VOA layoffs in limbo

A federal judge ruled Kari Lake lacked authority to serve as CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, voiding her actions—including hundreds of VOA layoffs—because she had not been Senate-confirmed; the effect on VOA operations is unclear, and Lake said she will appeal.

via CBS News|

#appointments-clause #kari-lake #lamberth

politics2 months ago•14 min saved

Court rules Kari Lake's plan to dismantle VOA illegal

A judge ruled Kari Lake’s effort to dismantle the Voice of America illegal, underscoring legal limits on campaign actions involving the broadcaster.

via AP News|

#arizona #court-ruling #kari-lake

politics2 months ago•314 min saved

Court voids Kari Lake’s USAGM leadership, halting VOA layoffs

Federal judge Royce C. Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake unlawfully ran the U.S. Agency for Global Media last year, voiding mass VOA layoffs and other actions, in a rebuke of her bid to lead the agency. The ruling cites violations of the appointments clause and the Federal Vacancies Reform Act, and VOA staff and press-freedom groups hailed it as a restoration of operations, though Lake said she will appeal and the impact on staff remains uncertain.

via CNN|

#appointments-clause #judge-lamberth #kari-lake

politics2 months ago•6 min saved

Court finds Kari Lake’s USAGM tenure unlawful, voids her acting-CEO actions

A federal judge ruled that Kari Lake was illegally empowered to serve as acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, voiding her four-month tenure and related actions—including a workforce reduction—because she lacked Senate confirmation and because delegations from the previous acting CEO bypassed the Senate's advice and consent role.

via Politico|

#kari-lake #politics #senate-confirmation

opinion3 months ago•22 min saved

Kari Lake’s VOA Shakeup Weakens Iran Information Effort Ahead of Any Action

A Washington Post opinion article argues Kari Lake’s leadership moves at the U.S. Agency for Global Media have gutted VOA and Radio Farda, reducing the U.S. ability to inform Iranians and complicating any potential Trump action in Iran, since ground support from Iranians hinges on effective information and messaging.

via The Washington Post|

#iran #kari-lake #opinion

world7 months ago•2 min saved

Judge Blocks Layoffs at Voice of America and US Agency for Global Media

A U.S. District Judge temporarily blocked the layoffs of over 500 Voice of America staffers amid legal disputes over the agency's compliance with federal broadcasting law and efforts by Kari Lake to reduce its operations, criticizing the administration's communication and lack of a compliance plan.

via The Washington Post|

#court-order #federal-law #kari-lake

politics8 months ago•1 min saved

Kari Lake and Trump administration cut over 500 VOA jobs amid legal disputes

Kari Lake has laid off hundreds of VOA staff amid a legal dispute involving her plans to dismantle the network, with ongoing court proceedings and allegations of illegal actions and obfuscation of intentions.

via Politico|

#kari-lake #layoffs #legal-battle