All full-time workers at Voice of America placed on leave following Trump directive

All full-time workers at Voice of America placed on leave following Trump directive

All full-time employees with the government-funded Voice of America, the nation’s largest international broadcaster, were informed Saturday that they have been placed on administrative leave, multiple sources confirmed to CBS News Saturday. The employees were notified in an email sent out by Crystal G. Thomas, director of human resources for the U.S. Agency of Global…

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Donald Trump picks immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as director of Voice of America | World News

Donald Trump picks immigration hard-liner Kari Lake as director of Voice of America | World News

President-elect Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s picking Kari Lake as director of Voice of America, installing a staunch loyalist who ran unsuccessfully for Arizona governor and a Senate seat to head the congressionally funded broadcaster that provides independent news reporting around the world. Kari Lake was a television news anchor in Phoenix for nearly…

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