A three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit has issued a stay suspending a lower court’s mandate for Voice of America (VOA) employees to return to work, effectively extending a year-long period of paid leave for the organization’s full-time staff. Voice of America is a division of the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which is being restructured.
They get paid and are on the federal payroll, but they are banned from working.
Notably, the administration’s appeal to the courts focuses exclusively on reinstating staff rather than on the broader ruling by U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth, leaving intact the judicial order to cease efforts to dismantle the organization.
The administration can’t end the behemoth because it was created by an act of Congress, and Congress does nothing much. So, the goal is to cut it way down to its bare bones, but activist judges fight it every step of the way.
The organization promotes news to international audiences in countries such as Russia, China, and Iran. VOA has hired Russian and Chinese propagandists. It’s an out-of-control organization.
U.S. Court of Appeals for D.C. Circuit suspends order for Voice of America employees to return to work https://t.co/Mg11iTcBEy pic.twitter.com/RxhcCruWMy
— One America News (@OANN) April 1, 2026
