Voice of America staff put on leave, Trump ally says agency 'not salvageable'

WASHINGTON DC: More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on leave on Saturday and funding for two U.S. news services that broadcast to authoritarian regimes was terminated, one day after President Donald Trump ordered the gutting of the government-funded media outlet’s parent and six other federal agencies. Read full story

Source : https://www.thestar.com.my/news/world/2025/03/16/voice-of-america-staff-put-on-leave-trump-ally-says-agency-039not-salvageable039