NEW: Federal Judge Orders Trump Admin to Rehire Voice of America and Affiliated News Services Staff

The Gateway Pundit.com ^ | 4/22/2025 | Cristina Laila

[Beave Meister]

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump Administration to rehire Voice of America (VOA) and other affiliate news services staff.

President Trump placed employees and contractors for government-funded Voice of America on leave last month.

US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, said Voice of America is funded by Congress and Trump’s cuts to the agency are “a direct affront to the power of the legislative branch.”

[mom.mom]

Geez, are these judges now going to dictate food served in the WH or how long the sprinklers can run? How many bathroom breaks will Trump get?

[grobdriver]

Well that sucks, and not what I was given to understand.

But I can't argue with the citation...

[woodpusher]

There is some logic to it. We know the President cannot do a line item veto of a funding bill. He signs the whole bill into law or he vetoes it. It sort of makes sense that he cannot sign it into law and then effectively perform all the line item vetoes he wants after signing it into law.

Anyway, Congress makes the laws and wields the power of the purse.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

So what’s stopping the Executive from an EO that hires these VOA employees as court employees for Lambeth’s District?
In essence telling Lambeth that he \must hire\ these people.
Oh, and they can be paid with the VOA money until October.
But Lambeth needs to find office space, equipment and something to do.

[thinden]

To: rdcbn1
“...Royce Lamberth was once a very good judge....”

If memory serves, I think he played a part in keeping the Clintoons in check, no?

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[Sam Gamgee]

Isn’t VOA an extreme leftist screed? Why was Congress funding them?

[Elsie]

Anyone notice that EXECUTIVE and EXECUTE are quite similar?

[Elsie]

gmta

[AFB-XYZ]

Getting so tired of all this excrement.

Is it any wonder that many of the “great unwashed” are considering that which should never have to be considered?

[woodpusher]

Anyone notice that EXECUTIVE and EXECUTE are quite similar?

Yeah, the Executive gets to execute the laws that the Legislature enacts. Indeed, the Constitution mandates that the Executive "shall take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed."

[Alvin Diogenes]

US District Judge Royce Lamberth, a Reagan appointee, said Voice of America is funded by Congress and Trump’s cuts to the agency are “a direct affront to the power of the legislative branch.”

The Republicans in Congress could put a stop to this nonsense overnight if they would just support the President by codifying his executive orders.

[I want the USA back]

Who runs the country? What’s the use of having an executive and a legislative branch? Just turn it all over to the lower courts, none of which have jurisdiction over the ENTIRE country.

[poconopundit]

LOL! Leftist propaganda all the way, like North Korea.

Actually, your suggestion should be taken up in article by the Bee. Good one, cpbg!

[Svartalfiar]

And his executive order becomes law if Congress does not overturn it.

That's not quite how that works...

[Svartalfiar]

My view is that it makes no sense to claim that a President must spend every dime Congress authorizes.

While I agree with that, a law passed by Congress is definitive, and it is the Executive's responsibility to follow and enforce it, not just ignore it if he doesn't like it, or it's his opinion that it is unConstitutional. That's what the Courts are for at that point.

[DesertRhino]

Yeah, it pretty much does. Congress can void out an executive order entered into the federal register with a simple vote. Other than that, yes, it has force of law.

[DesertRhino]

not just ignore it if he doesn’t like it, or it’s his opinion that it is unConstitutional. That’s what the Courts are for at that point.

And THAT is what is not the way it works. Nothing in the Constitution gives the court the power to decide if a law is constitutional. That is a self grabbed power from Marbury vs Madison. And they certainly do not have the final power of approval over every action a President takes.

[cgbg]

Think about this logically for a moment.

Can the President spend ten cents less than Congress authorizes?

One dollar less?

One thousand dollars less?

A million dollars less?

A billion dollars less?

Who draws that line?

[RitaOK]

Not sure how far down the rapids the Judicial Branch will go to sell out national security, law & order, and ti attempt to wreck the Executive Branch powers of a president to do it.
Then what?

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

Constitution: POTUS is CEO and C-in-C.