On Friday 14 March 2025, US President Donald Trump signed yet another executive order instructing the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to terminate multiple grants to Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Radio Free Asia, Middle East Broadcasting Networks and the Office of Cuba Broadcasting.
More than 1,300 Voice of America employees were placed on immediate paid leave, and Radio Free Asia is expected to start furloughing its roughly 300 US-based staff.