Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Administration Illegally Fired Voice of America Head

A federal appeals court panel has ruled that the Trump administration unlawfully dismissed Michael Abramowitz, the head of Voice of America (VOA), last year. This decision upholds a lower court's ruling that only an advisory board can terminate the news agency's director, and the board has lacked a quorum since six of its seven members were fired by President Trump. The ruling prevents the U.S. Agency for Global Media from unilaterally removing the VOA director.