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Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists

The layoffs set up a potential battle with a federal judge who blocked previous efforts by Kari Lake, a fierce Trump ally, to restructure the agency.

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A Voice of America studio in Washington.
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Trump Officials Move to Fire Most Voice of America Journalists

The layoffs set up a potential battle with a federal judge who blocked previous efforts by Kari Lake, a fierce Trump ally, to restructure the agency.

© Jason Andrew for The New York Times

A Voice of America studio in Washington.
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Judge Blocks Trump’s Firing of the Head of Voice of America

The ruling is a setback to President Trump and Kari Lake, a Trump ally who has led efforts to shutter federally funded news networks.

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A federal judge found that Trump officials cannot remove Mike Abramowitz, the director of Voice of America, “without the approval of” the International Broadcasting Advisory Board.
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Prosecutors Fail 3 Times to Charge Woman With Assault of F.B.I. Agent in D.C.

It is highly unusual for prosecutors to fail even once to obtain an indictment from a grand jury given the way the process is stacked in favor of the government.

© Shuran Huang for The New York Times

In a court filing, prosecutors in Sidney Lori Reid’s case acknowledged the extraordinary: that they had failed three times to secure an indictment.
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Homeland Security Dept. Says It Hasn’t Kept Text Message Data Since April

The agency’s response to public records requests indicated potential violations of federal records laws, experts said.

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California National Guard troops in Los Angeles in June. A nonprofit requested all messages received and sent by top Homeland Security Department officials related to the deployment of the Guard in the city.
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