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Kari Lake moves to deport her own ex-employees

Kari Lake Is Hellbent on Deporting Her Own Employees
Senior White House adviser Kari Lake, the election-denying MAGA devotee dismantling Voice of America, is leading a push to boot her own staff from the country. Lake is hellbent on expelling international journalists who had worked for VOA before she fired them in this year’s mass layoffs.
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Kari Lake’s Attempt to Deport Her Own Employees
A fter rushing to shut down the government-funded media outlets she was tapped to lead, Kari Lake has launched on a mission so strange that it is perhaps unprecedented: She is trying to force her own employees out of the country.
Report: Kari Lake attempting to deport VOA foreign journalists
Voice of America's foreign journalists are grappling with unprecedented deportation efforts by their new boss.
Kari Lake is now actively trying to deport the journalists who used to work under her at Voice of America
“Her latest targets are J-1 visa holders…Obscure to most Americans, they have attracted Lake’s attention in part because they embody a trifecta of triggers for Trump’s ire-they are federal employees, they are immigrants, and they are journalists.” —JB
'Their time here is up': Kari Lake moves to deport her own ex-employees
President Donald Trump's top bureaucrat in charge of the U.S. state-run international broadcasting service known as Voice of America has a new goal, The Atlantic reported on Tuesday — deport employees who formerly worked for that agency.

MAGA Turns on Kari Lake as Feds Launch Investigation

Republican lawmakers requested a federal investigation into potentially criminal violations at Voice of America.
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Top Trump ally Kari Lake under investigation for possible criminal violations: report

Kari Lake is under investigation for possible criminal violations of the law related to her leadership at the Voice of ...

Kari Lake defends VOA cuts in court after warnings from Capitol Hill

As Trump lieutenant tells a federal judge she is following the law in dismantling the VOA, emails obtained by The Washington Post show staff on Capitol Hill warned her about overstepping.

Arizona senate president calls on FCC to revoke state's PBS license over 'viewpoint discrimination'

Arizona senate president Warren Petersen requested the FCC investigate the state's PBS station for alleged bias toward the ...

Sen. Ruben Gallego has this person to thank for making him a national figure | Opinion

Sen. Ruben Gallego is growing his national profile, talking about issues that voters care about. Kari Lake must hate that.
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Disturbing! Trans woman forced to share Sky Harbor bathroom with Kari Lake

If you’re trans and you encounter MAGA firebrand Kari Lake, beware: She might exploit your existence for right-wing clout.

ASU's reason for helping Katie Hobbs is enough to make Cookie Monster gag | Opinion

Who cares about objectivity? ASU officials didn't like Kari Lake, so they put their thumb on the scale for Katie Hobbs in the ...
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Who is Kari Lake’s mother? Everything to know about her family background

Who is Kari Lake's mother, and what’s her story? Discover everything about Kari Lake’s mother, Sheila Lake, her role in Kari’s life, background, and upbringing.