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Kari Lake , the acting CEO of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America (VOA), announced Friday that 532 government positions have been eliminated.

Lake has been tasked with restructuring USAGM and its affiliated broadcasters after President Donald Trump ’s March 14 executive order, which aimed to dismantle USAGM operations. But Trump’s order has faced legal hurdles, and a federal judge blocked Lake from firing Michael Abramowitz as Voice of America’s director last week.

As Americans headed into Labor Day Weekend, Lake announced her latest plans.

"Tonight, the U.S. Agency for Global Media initiated what is known as a reduction in force, or RIF, of a large number of its full-time federal em

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