Judge rules that dismantling of Voice of America was illegal

A federal judge says the Trump administration’s dismantling of the Voice of America is illegal. U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth ruled that Kari Lake did not have authority under the law to take her actions. Lake was President Trump’s choice to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which includes the Voice of America, but was never confirmed by the Senate. As a result, the judge said she lacked the authority to lay off most of VOA’s employees. Lake called it a bogus ruling by an activist judge that will be appealed. GC, Wash.