Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake
- Posted on March 17, 2026
- By NPR
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Judge orders 1,000 Voice of America staffers back to work in rebuke to Kari Lake

A federal judge has ordered more than a thousand Voice of America staffers back to work by Monday. It's a major defeat for the Trump administration's effort to cut the news outlet to the bones.