Trump admin restores funding for Radio Free Europe, Open Technology Fund after lawsuits
- The Trump administration announced the restoration of funds for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty amid legal challenges over previous cuts.
- US President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 15 to reduce the size of the United States Agency for Global Media, which oversees RFE/RL.
- RFE/RL President Steven Capus stated that the administration's decision is an encouraging sign for the broadcaster's future.
- Uncertainties about future funding remain for RFE/RL despite the announcement.
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) is continuing legal action against the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to secure the release of congressionally appropriated funding, it said in a statement on March 28.
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