WASHINGTON — The Trump administration Friday moved to lay off nearly all of the remaining staff at Voice of America, setting up a potential battle with a federal judge who had blocked attempts to restructure the federally funded news network.

Kari Lake, a fierce Trump ally and the acting CEO of Voice of America’s oversight agency, announced on social media that the agency sent layoff notices to 532 employees. About 100 journalists and other staff members remained employed. Lake had to rescind a previous effort in June to lay off workers.

Trump officials first started shuttering government funded newsrooms in March, following the president’s orders. Lake said Friday that the latest layoffs would allow these organizations to focus on getting news to people living under communist government

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