US EditionCongress to Continue Funding Voice of America, Despite Trump's Wishes
Congress approved $653 million for the U.S. Agency for Global Media to maintain broadcasting operations and nonprofit grantees, four times more than Trump requested for shutdown.
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This is more than four times the amount requested by the Donald Trump administration ($153 million) to “support the orderly closure of USAGM operations.”
Congress to continue funding Voice of America, despite Trump's wishes
Former news anchor-turned-politician Kari Lake. (Photo by Gage Skidmore) Federal lawmakers have proposed a bipartisan spending bill that would allocate more than $650 million to the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), the external broadcaster that operates the Voice of America and oversees Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty and other media outlets. The spending bill, released on Sunday, includes $643 million for USAGM and $10 million for financ…
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BizTocCongress agrees to fund Voice of America, bucking Trump shutdown order
Congress agrees to fund Voice of America, bucking Trump shutdown order This article features a Government Accountability Project case and was originally published here. Lawmakers from both parties and houses of Congress have agreed to provide about $653 million to fund Voice of America’s parent agency, rejecting President Donald Trump’s demand to defund the international broadcaster and shut it down. A bipartisan spending bill released Sunday …
In Another Big Middle Finger to Trump, Congress Agrees to Fund Voice of America - Los Cerritos Community News
January 13, 2026 Lawmakers from both parties and houses of Congress have agreed to provide about $653 million to fund Voice of America’s parent agency, rejecting President Donald Trump’s demand to defund the international broadcaster and shut it down. republicans in the Senate apparently have got some guts lately and the latest spurn of Trump cuts during Felon Musk’s reign. A bipartisan spending bill released Sunday would allocate $643 million f…
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