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House Committee on Foreign Affairs Chairman Michael McCaul, R-Texas, presides over a House Committee on Foreign Affairs hearing "An Assessment of the State Departments Withdrawal from Afghanistan by Americas Top Diplomat," on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. (AP Photo/Rod Lamkey, Jr.)

McCaul demands accountability at Global Media office

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A man identified as Pablo González, a freelance journalist from Spain who had been based in Poland since 2019, second from left with shaved head, listens to Russian President Vladimir Putin, back to a camera, speaking to released Russian prisoners, part of the biggest prisoner swap between the United States and Russia in post-Soviet history, upon their arrival at the Vnukovo government airport outside Moscow, Russia, on Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024. Gonzalez had another passport and another name: Pavel Rubtsov. (Gavriil Grigorov, Sputnik, Kremlin Pool Photo via AP)

Spanish journalist or Russian spy? The mystery around Pablo Gonzalez’s double life

By Vanessa Gera - Associated Press

In this image provided by the Voice of America, Amanda Bennett poses for a photo on Nov. 16, 2016, in Washington. Bennett, the director of Voice of America and her deputy Sandy Sugawara resigned Monday, June 15, 2020, following recent clashes with the Trump administration. The pair announced they were leaving the organization as Trump ally and conservative filmmaker Michael Pack takes over leadership of the agency that oversees VOA. (Magda Hishmeh/Voice of America via AP)

Media agency chief refuses to answer questions from Congress on report of corruption at VOA

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

A soldier applauds the presidential inauguration of Junta leader Lt. Col. Paul Henri Sandaogo Damiba during his swearing-in ceremony broadcast on national television on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Burkina Faso suspended the BBC and Voice of America radio stations for their coverage of a report by Human Rights Watch on the mass killing of civilians carried out by the country's armed forces. According to the report published by Human Rights Watch on Thursday, April 25, 2024, the army killed some 223 civilians, including 56 children, in villages accused of cooperating with militants. (AP Photo/Sophie Garcia, File)

BBC and Voice of America suspended by Burkina Faso after covering report on mass killings

By Jessica Donati - Associated Press

Palestinian militants from Hamas ride on a truck with their weapons during the funeral of militant Emad Abu Kados who was killed during clashes with Fatah gunmen in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood in Gaza City, Wednesday, June 13, 2007. Fierce battles over key security positions spread to central and southern Gaza early Wednesday, with Hamas fighters wresting control of the coastal strip's main road, and took control of a major security compound in the southern Gaza Strip town Khan Younis. (AP Photo/Hatem Moussa, File)

Voice of America reverses course, says reporters can call Hamas terrorists

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

The U.S. Agency for Global Media -- the independent federal agency which operates Voice of America and four other broadcast sources - has outlined $944.0 million in resources to fund critical international broadcasting efforts. This is an increase of $59.3 million or 6.7% above the FY 2023 Enacted level. (Image courtesy of U.S. Agency for Global Media).

U.S. Agency for Global Media sets audience record

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

In this June 15, 2020, file photo, the Voice of America building is seen here in Washington.. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

U.S. Agency for Global Media draws ever-bigger audiences worldwide

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Amanda Bennett, Slanted Voice of the VOA Illustration by Greg Groesch/The Washington Times

U.S. Agency for Global Media nominee Amanda Bennett should face tough questions

By Jeffrey Scott Shapiro and Dan Robinson

President Joe Biden speaks during a meeting with labor leaders in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2021, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

VOA executive Setareh Derakhshesh Sieg fired under Trump rehired by Biden

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)

Pompeo slams anti-American ‘woke-ism’ at Voice of America, U.S. broadcast outlets

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Oct. 14, 2020 file photo, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during a news conference at the State Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, POOL)

Pompeo trumpets Trump, razzes critics in speech to VOA

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

Michael Pack

Michael Pack defends reforms at Voice Of America, Radio Free Asia

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this June 15, 2020, file photo, the Voice of America building stands in Washington. The new chief of U.S. global media is plowing ahead with changes to the Voice of America and other international broadcasters that are heightening concerns about their future as independent news organizations. Although Agency for Global Media chief executive Michael Pack has assured Congress that VOA and its sister networks will remain independent and pledged he would consult lawmakers on significant developments, last week he initiated personnel changes and began a review of visas for foreign employees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

VOA journalists protest new US global media chief’s moves

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

U.S. President Donald Trump, right, and Chinese President Xi Jinping are greeted by children waving flowers and flags during a welcome ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, Thursday, Nov. 9, 2017. (AP Photo/Andy Wong)

Frenemies at the gate: U.S. granted security access to China, Iran

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

In this June 15, 2020, file photo, the Voice of America building stands in Washington. The new chief of U.S. global media is plowing ahead with changes to the Voice of America and other international broadcasters that are heightening concerns about their future as independent news organizations. Although Agency for Global Media chief executive Michael Pack has assured Congress that VOA and its sister networks will remain independent and pledged he would consult lawmakers on significant developments, last week he initiated personnel changes and began a review of visas for foreign employees. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Chinese, Iranian employees vetting at U.S. broadcasters risking national security

By Bill Gertz - The Washington Times

Editorial Roundup: New England

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

Editorial Roundup: New York

By The Associated Press - Associated Press

In this May 11, 2020, file photo, President Donald Trump points to a question as he speaks about the coronavirus during a press briefing in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

Senate confirms Trump’s pick to lead Voice of America

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson, and Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly, in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Senate panel advances Trump pick to head Voice of America

By MATTHEW LEE - Associated Press