Judge Royce Lamberth blocked the plan to lay off staff, determining the effort to cut the government-funded media was ‘arbitrary and capricious’.

Kari Lake, the agency’s acting CEO, announced in late August that the job cuts would take effect Tuesday.

Judge Royce Lamberth blocked the plan to lay off staff, determining the effort to cut the government-funded media was ‘arbitrary and capricious’.

A federal judge has ruled against the President Donald Trump administration and reversed layoffs at the Voice of America, a government news organization.