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Kari Lake speaks to supporters at a campaign event, Sept. 4, 2024, in Mesa, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

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Judge orders restoration of Voice of America, putting hundreds of journalists back to work

By DAVID BAUDER
Updated 4:54 PM CDT, March 17, 2026

NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore the government-run Voice of America’s operations after it had effectively been shut down a year ago, putting hundreds of employees who have been on administrative leave back to work.

U.S. District Court Judge Royce C. Lamberth gave the U.S. Agency for Global Media a week to put together a plan for putting Voice of America on the air. It has been operating with a skeleton staff since President Donald Trump issued an executive order to shut it down.

A week ago, Lamberth said Kari Lake, who had been Trump’s choice to lead the agency, did not have the legal authority to do what she had done at Voice of America. In Tuesday’s decision, Lamberth ruled on the actions she had taken to respond to Trump’s order, essentially shelving 1,042 of VOA’s 1,147 employees.

“Defendants have provided nothing approaching a principled basis for their decision,” Lamberth wrote.

There was no immediate comment on the decision by the agency overseeing Voice of America. Lake had denounced Lamberth’s March 7 ruling, saying it would be appealed. Since then, Trump nominated Sarah Rogers, the undersecretary of state for public diplomacy, to run USAGM. That requires Senate approval, a step that was not taken with Lake. ...

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DOJ blocked release of secret Epstein drug probe file, Sen. Wyden says

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Democratic Sen. Ron Wyden of Oregon accused a top Justice Department official of blocking the release of a document related to a secret investigation of drug trafficking and prostitution by Jeffrey Epstein.

Wyden said Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche blocked the release of an unredacted 2015 memorandum prepared by the Justice Department's Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Forces, an entity charged with coordinating complex drug and money laundering investigations across government agencies.

Blanche said in a social media post, " A sitting...
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FBI, IRS to probe nonprofit groups for domestic terrorism links, sources say

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FBI and IRS agents are forming a new initiative to investigate nonprofit organizations over suspected possible links to domestic terrorism, sources briefed on the matter told CBS News.

In December, Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered law enforcement agencies and federal prosecutors to prioritize efforts to investigate and prosecute groups and individuals who belong to the anti-fascist antifa movement or are deemed "extremist."

"These domestic terrorists use violence or the threat of violence to advance political and social agendas, including...
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NYC spends more per homeless person than a typical household earns in a year, data shows

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New York City has more than tripled spending on unsheltered homelessness since 2019, shelling out nearly $368 million even as the number of people living on the streets continued to rise, according to a state comptroller’s report.

The city’s own numbers show the unsheltered population grew from 3,588 in fiscal year 2019 to 4,504 in fiscal year 2025, a 26% increase from pre-pandemic levels. Over that same period, spending on services for the unsheltered jumped 262%, from $102 million to nearly $368 million.

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Dem-backed 'social justice' law put Virginia's ODU campus at risk before attack, former AG argues

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A Democrat-backed Virginia law restricting how colleges review applicants’ criminal histories is facing renewed scrutiny after the Old Dominion University attack, with former Attorney General Jason Miyares calling it "Exhibit A" of policies he argues put public safety at risk.

Miyares, now a partner at Torridon Law, slammed so-called "ban-the-box" laws passed under then-Gov. Ralph Northam that were intended to remove workplace stigma associated with having a criminal record. The law says Virginia colleges can’t ask about an applicant’s criminal...
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Progressive influencer erupts after Illinois primary loss, drops profane Anti-Trump and Anti-ICE rant

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Progressive influencer Kat Abughazaleh closed out her failed Illinois congressional bid Tuesday night with an expletive-laced tirade against President Donald Trump and federal immigration authorities, telling supporters, "F--- Trump, f--- ICE, free Palestine."

The comments came at the end of her concession speech after losing the Illinois 9th Congressional District Democratic primary on Tuesday.

"I don’t know if you heard, but we didn’t win, and it really f------ sucks. We came really close," Abughazaleh told the crowd, adding that her campaign was...
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FBI director ticks off terror threats foiled by agents

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FBI Director Kash Patel on Wednesday said the bureau thwarted four terrorist attacks across the U.S. last December — including three inspired by ISIS — by tracking suspects both online and in person.

Patel was testifying at the Senate Intelligence Worldwide Threats hearing on Capitol Hill when Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, asked about what measures the FBI was taking to stop foreign terrorist organizations from recruiting and influencing Americans online.

Patel testified that foreign terrorist organizations, including ISIS, have become "all the more...
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McConnell claims Joe Kent's resignation letter contained 'virulent anti-Semitism'

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Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky asserted in a post on X that Joe Kent's resignation letter was tainted by "virulent anti-Semitism."

Kent posted the resignation letter on Tuesday, announcing that he was stepping down from the role of National Counterterrorism Center director.

"Joe Kent testified before the Senate one year ago that Iran and its terror proxies threatened U.S. servicemembers in the Middle East. He said it would be an honor to return to the fight against terrorism, and he pledged to lead with integrity and accountability,"...
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Leaked teachers' union K-12 training presentation rails against Trump administration, red states

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FIRST ON FOX: The National Education Association, which — with 3 million members — is one of the largest teachers’ unions in the country, conducted a training session last month filled with far-left political messaging, a watchdog group has revealed. The revelation comes as the union continues to face criticism for prioritizing activism over student needs.

The NEA event on Feb. 23, billed as an "Advocacy and Free Speech Rights for K-12 Educators" training, promoted a variety of leftist causes and criticisms of the Trump administration in slides...
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Iran's intelligence minister Esmail Khatib killed in air strike

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Israel said it had killed Khatib, whose death was confirmed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian on Wednesday.
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Russian archaeologist can be sent to Ukraine for trial, Polish judge rules

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Archaeologist Alexander Butyagin is accused of conducting illegal excavations in Crimea - Ukraine's peninsula annexed by Russia.
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Forty years after the last one was poached rhinos are back in the wild in Uganda

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Hunting for the horns and meat, Ugandan poachers once wiped out the southern white rhinos from the country.
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Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike

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Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
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US judge orders Trump administration to reopen Voice of America

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Some 85% of VOA staff were laid off by Trump who accused the international broadcaster of bias.
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India's cheap weight-loss drugs could reshape global obesity fight

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With India’s semaglutide patent expiring on 20 March, about 50 branded generics are expected to enter the market.
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House Democrats try to force vote to fund DHS, but not ICE and CBP

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Washington — House Democrats are attempting to force a vote on legislation to fund the Department of Homeland Security, but not federal immigration enforcement, as the partial government shutdown stretches into its second month.

Democrats introduced a discharge petition Wednesday to try to circumvent Republican leaders and bring legislation to the floor to fund the Transportation Security Administration, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, the Coast Guard and Secret Service through...
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Trump hasn't decided on sending Americans after Iran's nuclear material, sources say

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President Trump hasn't made up his mind yet on whether he wants to send American forces into Iran and seize the country's nuclear material, which would be a very dangerous operation, sources familiar with the matter told CBS News.

In private conversations, he has told people close to him: "I have a lot of decisions to make."

The Pentagon has prepared multiple options for the president as potential next steps in the Iran war.

After the U.S. military strikes on three nuclear sites last summer, the International Atomic Energy Agency, a nuclear...
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Trump highlights Border Patrol union's endorsement of Sen Markwayne Mullin to helm DHS

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President Donald Trump, who has picked Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., to lead the Department of Homeland Security, highlighted the National Border Patrol Council's endorsement of the senator for the job.

On Truth Social, Trump shared a screenshot of NBPC national president Paul Perez's letter to Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs chairman, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., and ranking member Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., backing Mullin for the role.

"The men and women of the National Border Patrol Council (NBPC) are excited to...
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'Very difficult to stop': BBC visits scene of Iran cluster bomb strike on Israel

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An elderly couple was killed after a bomb flew into their apartment in central Israel and exploded.
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Oil nears $110 a barrel after gas field strike

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Iran's military warned it would take "decisive action" in response to the strike on its energy infrastructure.
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King Charles greets Nigerian president in Windsor sunshine

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The King and President Tinubu will give speeches later at the state banquet, to be attended by political leaders and celebrities.
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Total repression and air strikes bring unrelenting dread for Iranians

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Tehran residents tell the BBC they're caught between US-Israeli bombing and an Iranian regime trying to reassert its power.
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Death of Ali Larijani deepens crisis at heart of Iran's leadership

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Larijani has long been seen as one of the Islamic Republic's most experienced and influential policy makers.
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Celebrations in Morocco but devastation in Senegal after Africa Cup of Nations decision

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Moroccans feel justice has been done but the Senegalese are angry after being stripped of the title.
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GOP candidate cites ‘failure’ of Newsom, Dems as new poll shows Republicans leading crowded California field

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Steve Hilton, a legal immigrant and political newcomer running as a Republican for governor of California, said the "absolute failure on every front" by current Gov. Gavin Newsom and Democrats means the GOP has a real shot at pulling off an upset in the Golden State.

Though California has long since been written off by many as a progressive stronghold, the most recent polling indicates Hilton may be right.

On Wednesday, Berkeley’s Institute of Governmental Studies released a poll showing Hilton leading California voter preferences at 17 percent...
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Blue-state Democrat on fast track to Senate defies Schumer

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Illinois Lt. Gov. Juliana Stratton is on a glide path to the U.S. Senate.

But Stratton, who captured the Democratic Senate nomination in blue-leaning Illinois by winning Tuesday's primary, has made it clear that if she makes it to Capitol Hill, she won't be supporting Sen. Chuck Schumer, the Democrats' longtime leader in the chamber.

And Stratton — who if victorious in November would become only the fifth Black woman in the nation's history to win election to the Senate — is part of a sizable list of Democratic Senate candidates who are...
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