Voice of America to resume the broadcast after the Trump court stopped the station | Trump Administration

Voice of America (VOA), the US tax player financed by the foreign listener, could be back in the air next week after a federal appellate court had given a temporary stay at a executive regulation that had reduced the broadcaster.

The VOA was effectively closed after Trump signed an order on March 14 to reduce or shrink seven agencies, including the US agency for Global Media (USAGM).

The USAGM is an independent government agency that monitors the VOA and distributes congress -oriented funds to several non -profit transmitters that provide news and information in almost 50 languages ​​in countries with limited or without access to independent media sources.

After almost every affected network was being sued, the US district judge Royce Lamberth, a Ronald Reagan race, issued an injunction at the end of April, in which he decided that the executive regulation was arbitrary and probably exceeded the president's authority.

The Ministry of Justice appealed. On Thursday, an appellate court confirmed in Washington DC, which included two Trumpern races, partly the judgment of the lower court, which enables VOA to resume radio while the appointment is taking place.

The VOA employees can start a “gradual return” to the office and resume next week. This goes from an e -mail from the Ministry of Justice that was shared to the Washington Post. Some VOA and Usagm employees have restored access to their state e -mail accounts.

However, the latest court decision was bad news for the other publicly financed channels.

The freezing of the Trump management in the congress fees for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia and the nearby Eastern Broadcasting networks remain while the lawsuit leads through the court.

While VOA is a federal unit, the other radio operators are private non -profit organizations. The financing freezer has already forced them to make personnel cuts and reduce content.

So far, the USAGA has had the support of two parties, since the important role of VOA and the other foreign news radio operators play in promoting democracy and US interests by reaching around 360 million people in countries that have little or no independent press.

The Guardian contacted both the Usaga and the VOA for a comment.