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Judge rules Kari Lake unlawfully ran U.S. media agency, voiding layoffs

Kari Lake, the Trump appointee in charge of Voice of America and other international broadcasters, has used dubious authority in her effort to dismantle the agency.

Politician Kari Lake speaks at the Conservative Political Action Conference in 2024. (Tom Brenner/For The Washington Post)

A federal judge in Washington ruled Saturday that Kari Lake has unlawfully served as chief executive of the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America, and nullified many actions she has taken in the role, including mass layoffs of staff.

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