Claim 40

USAGM began winding down VOA operations and placing staff on leave.

Published 2026-09-22. Last reviewed 2026-09-22. 1 source.

Statement: USAGM began winding down VOA operations and placing staff on leave.
Field: occurred_on
Value: 2025-03-15
About: incident 2025-usagm-moves-to-shut-down-voice-of-america
Source: Voice of America journalists sue Trump administration, Kari Lake over shutdown
Publisher: NPR
Method: outlet report
Checked: 2026-09-22
Confidence: medium
Status: current
Source date: 2025-03-21

Quotation from the source

Most USAGM staff affected by this action will be placed on paid-administrative leave beginning Saturday, March 15, 2025, and remain on leave until further notice.