The director of Voice of Americapiseirpg, along with journalists at the government-funded international broadcaster, sued Trump administration officials on Wednesday over the government’s attempt to shut down the network.
The lawsuit, filed by Michael Abramowitz, Voice of America’s director, marks the latest legal challenge to the administration’s push to shrink the government. President Trump signed an executive order this month to dismantle seven federal agencies, including the U.S. Agency for Global Media, which oversees Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Radio Free Asia.
The suit follows a separate complaint filed last week by Voice of America journalists and their unions, who argued that the government’s actions to dismantle the news outlet violated their First Amendment rights. Voice of America, with a budget of roughly $270 million and more than 2,000 employees, broadcasts in 49 languages and has an estimated weekly audience of more than 361 million.
Hundreds of Voice of America employees were placed on administrative leave, effectively causing the broadcaster to go dark. That move, and the administration’s decision to terminate contractors, “contravenes base line constitutional principles and the express will of Congress,” the plaintiffs said in their complaint on Wednesday, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
jblpgThe lawsuit names Kari Lake,66br Melhores Slots no Brasil Mr. Trump’s special adviser overseeing the Agency for Global Media, and Victor Morales, the acting chief executive of the agency, as defendants.
“Waste, fraud and abuse run rampant in this agency, and American taxpayers shouldn’t have to fund it,” Ms. Lake said in a statement this month announcing her moves to shrink the outlets the Agency for Global Media oversees. The agency did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the lawsuit.
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Investigators examined whether Mr. Adams broke a rule against associating with people involved with crimes, including the boxer Mike Tyson, who was convicted of rape, and Omowale Clay, an activist convicted of federal firearms violations. Mr. Adams and other members of 100 Blacks were investigated over another Black officer’s claim that they had harassed him.
A good rule of thumb for a comprehensive workout is to include one exercise that hits each of the fundamental movement patterns. In other words: “Push something, pull something, do something for your legs, do something for your core,” said Kelvin Garypiseirpg, a New York City-based personal trainer and gym owner.