Voice of America Back on Air After Court Spanks Donnie

Sunday, May 04, 2025

Voice of America (VoA), the US-taxpayer funded news service for overseas listeners, could be back on the air as soon as next week, after a federal appeals court granted a temporary stay on an executive order dismantling the broadcaster.

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Voice of America's fate still in flux after appeals court pauses back-to-work orders: cnn.it/4jF83z5

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"After nearly every affected network sued, US district judge Royce Lamberth, a Ronald Reagan appointee, granted a preliminary injunction in late April, ruling that the executive order was arbitrary and likely exceeded the president's authority.

The Department of Justice appealed. On Thursday, a Washington DC federal appeals court, which included two Trump appointees, partly upheld the lower court ruling that will enable VoA to resume broadcasting while the appeal plays out.

The USAGA had, until now, enjoyed bipartisan support, due to the vital role VoA and the other foreign-news broadcasters play in advancing democracy and US interests by reaching about 360 million people in countries that have little to no independent press."

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Almost all of his EOs are, "arbitrary and likely exceeded the president's authority".

Of course though, he is a Legend in his Cult's Collective Mind.

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-03 02:08 PM | Reply

@#1 ... Almost all of his EOs are, "arbitrary and likely exceeded the president's authority". ...

Yup.

That is why Pres trump has run into so much trouble getting the Judicial branch to OK his EO's.

And likely the latter is the reason behind his diatribes against the Judicial branch.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 03:16 PM | Reply

Millions of dollars for about 10 listeners globally - who do they think they are, CNN?

#3 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-03 08:42 PM | Reply

@#3 ... Millions of dollars for about 10 listeners globally ...

Got a link for that?

#4 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 09:07 PM | Reply

@#4

The reason I ask is that Voice of America is one of the United States' soft power expenditures. Much like USAID that Pres Trump has terminated.

Of course, that leads to the question, why do Pres Trump (and his cult followers) seem to be so focused upon spreading American Excellence around the world with these soft powers?

So, got a link to substantiate your current alias' assertion that VoA has only about 10 listeners globally?

#5 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-05-03 09:18 PM | Reply

"#5 | Posted by LampLighter"

It is no longer 1980 broadcasting RADIO over communist borders. We live in a world of streaming audio now -------.

#6 | Posted by ScottS at 2025-05-03 09:36 PM | Reply

You're a pathetic MAGAT whore.

#7 | Posted by LegallyYourDead at 2025-05-04 01:32 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

We live in a world of streaming audio now -------.

#6 | POSTED BY SCOTTS

"We"???

YOU may live in that world. But you live in a Fox News bubble.

Russians do not live there. Chinese do not live there. North Koreans do not live there. No one who lives in an authoritarian fascist or communist state lives there.

What they get to "stream" is strictly controlled by the State.

Which is what you apparently want to bring to America.

GFY commie traitor.

#8 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-04 01:39 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

It's an obsolete relic. Congress needs to abolish it.

#9 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-04 07:11 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 1

It's an obsolete relic. Congress needs to abolish it.

Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-04 07:11 PM | Reply

Weren't you the other day declaring that I was against the first amendment ??

Physician heal thyself

#10 | Posted by LauraMohr at 2025-05-04 07:14 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Okay, Laura Mohr. Abolish all tax payer funding. If it can carry on under its own power, so be it.

#11 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-04 07:17 PM | Reply

The Voice of America (VOA) estimates it reaches a weekly global audience of over 326 million people. This includes those who listen to VOA through various platforms like radio, television, the internet, mobile apps, and social media. VOA broadcasts in more than 45 language

Relic

What a moron Jeff is

#12 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-05-04 07:21 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

If it has that much audience it doesn't need taxpayer money, Twoothy.

#13 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-04 07:34 PM | Reply

If it's going to stay maybe Trump should appoint Hannity to run it.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-04 07:43 PM | Reply | Funny: 1

If it has that much audience it doesn't need taxpayer money, Twoothy.
#13 | Posted by BellRinger

Do you even begin to understand the idiocy of that statement? I doubt folks in North Korea are going to be running out to buy Crest toothpaste because they heard an ad on VOA.

#15 | Posted by TFDNihilist at 2025-05-04 08:07 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

"Abolish all tax payer funding"

If we did that we wouldn't have Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Apple, Facebook, etc, etc.

#16 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-04 08:12 PM | Reply

JeffJ doesn't understand why companies like Coca-Cola engage in advertising.

#17 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-05-04 08:14 PM | Reply

Jeff doesnt understand the difference between a private company and a government entity.

Jeff is stupid

#18 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-05-04 08:17 PM | Reply

f it's going to stay maybe Trump should appoint Hannity to run it.

#14 | Posted by BellRinger

He put Kari Lake in charge of if you drooling moron.

#19 | Posted by truthhurts at 2025-05-04 08:18 PM | Reply

Uh, the appeals court SHUT DOWN the TDS court's Back to Work ruling?
The appeals court went Trump's way, moron.

A Saturday ruling by a divided DC circuit court panel essentially decided that the courts must defer to the executive branch on employment matters. Judges Neomi Rao and Gregory Katsas " both Trump appointees " found that the lower court likely did not have jurisdiction to order the employees back to work. Their ruling paused the part of the lower court order requiring the administration "take all necessary steps to return USAGM employees and contractors to their status prior" to the executive order.
Judge Nina Pillard, an Obama appointee, in her dissent on Saturday, said the decision was tantamount to "silencing Voice of America for the foreseeable future".

#20 | Posted by chiligordo at 2025-05-04 09:32 PM | Reply

...rereading my last, maybe I was being too harsh. The way both of the articles were written is deceptive. Corky et al just made a typical honestly stupid mistake that any other moron might have made.

#21 | Posted by chiligordo at 2025-05-04 09:50 PM | Reply

#21

It's your Mom that made the mistake. Of course, abortions weren't as common back then, but it sure would have been appreciated by everyone concerned.

#22 | Posted by Corky at 2025-05-04 10:48 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

This article doesn't say what the headline claims it does.

"Court foils plan to reinstate more than 1,000 Voice of America employees
After an earlier ruling raised hopes of getting VoA back on air, an appeals court sided with the Trump administration"

#23 | Posted by THEBULL at 2025-05-04 11:21 PM | Reply

" Jeff doesnt understand the difference between a private company and a government entity.

Jeff is stupid

#18 | POSTED BY TRUTHHURTS AT 2025-05-04 08:17 PM | REPLY"

I understand it just fine. State run media is propaganda. It's unnecessary. And kinda stupid.

#24 | Posted by BellRinger at 2025-05-05 11:23 AM | Reply

I understand it just fine. State run media is propaganda. It's unnecessary. And kinda stupid.

#24 | POSTED BY BELLRINGER

Yes you are. Kinda stupid. Fox News stupid.

Where is all that ALPHA ENERGY magabro?

So you snowflakes are gonna just lay there and let Pooty Pants and other hostile countries kick propaganda sand in your face? THEY get to "broadcast" into our country so we should be allowed to "broadcast" into theirs.

#25 | Posted by donnerboy at 2025-05-05 11:46 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Thread was end at #20, morons

#26 | Posted by chiligordo at 2025-05-05 06:22 PM | Reply