00:00A U.S. federal judge has ordered the reinstatement of more than 1,000 employees laid off from Voice
00:05of America. The judge ordered the employees to return by March 23rd after finding the Trump
00:10administration's funding cuts to the network illegal. The agency in charge of VOA has also
00:15been ordered to submit a plan to restart its overseas broadcast. The ruling follows massive
00:20layoffs in March 2025 amid sweeping funding and staff cuts across the U.S. media landscape.
00:26VOA has been a key U.S. soft power tool since the end of World War II.
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