Judge rules Kari Lake's tenure leading USAGM was invalid

A federal judge on Saturday ruled that efforts to delegate control of the U.S. Agency for Global Media to Trump ally Kari Lake were unlawful, therefore voiding Lake's actions as the acting head of the agency over the past year. Why it matters: The ruling notably invalidates Lake's directive to lay off hundreds of employees across USAGM and the government-funded broadcasters it governs, such as Voice of America. It also voids other actions Lake took to reduce spending, including the cancellatio