Dismantling VOA could lead to dominance of anti-U.S. propaganda, director says

Washington — President Trump’s dismantling of the government-funded Voice of America will pave the way for America’s adversaries to have greater influence abroad, predicted the agency’s director Michael Abramowitz.  After Mr. Trump signed an executive order that seeks to make sweeping cuts at the nation’s largest international broadcaster, about 1,300 employees, including Abramowitz, learned over

Voice of America director says Trump’s dismantling of agency is “self-inflicted blow”

Voice of America director says Trump’s dismantling of agency is “self-inflicted blow” – CBS News Watch CBS News Voice of America, the government-funded news agency launched during World War II to counter Nazi propaganda, stopped broadcasting over the weekend after its employees were put on leave or terminated by the Trump administration. Nancy Cordes spoke

White House defends decision to deport alleged gang members amid legal fight

White House defends decision to deport alleged gang members amid legal fight – CBS News Watch CBS News Over the weekend, the Trump administration cited a rarely-used 18th-century law to justify the deportations of suspected gang members. As Ed O’Keefe reports, the president’s moves sparked a legal fight where minutes mattered. View CBS News In

South African Ambassador Has Until Friday to Leave US: State Department

The State Department has imposed a Friday deadline for South Africa’s ambassador to the United States to leave the country. Ebrahim Rasool’s diplomatic privileges and immunities in the United States expired on Monday, according to officials. “He’s had his privileges, but those did expire today,” State Department spokeswoman Tammy Bruce said in a Monday briefing.

Judge Orders More Info From Trump Admin on Deportations

The judge refrained from issuing a ruling on whether the administration had defied his order stopping deportations of alleged foreign criminal gang members. WASHINGTON—U.S. District Judge James Boasberg has ordered President Donald Trump’s administration to provide additional information on its implementation of the president’s decision to speed up deportations of purported Venezuelan gang members by