The Trump administration is spending $1.6 million per week to keep Voice of America staff on administrative leave.

WaPo - More than a year after the Trump administration attempted to dismantle Voice of America, it is paying an estimated $1.6 million a week to keep 420 of its staffers on administrative leave. https://wapo.st/4j1UpbF

Trump administration is paying $1.6 million a week to keep Voice of America staff on leave (Scott Nover/Washington Post) https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/10/02/trump-administration-is-paying-16-million-week-keep-voice-america-staff-leave/?pwapi_token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJyZWFzb24iOiJnaWZ0IiwibmJmIjoxNzkwOTEzNjAwLCJpc3MiOiJzdWJzY3JpcHRpb25zIiwiZXhwIjoxNzkyMjk1OTk5LCJpYXQiOjE3OTA5MTM2MDAsImp0aSI6IjYyY2Y4M2UwLTMwYmEtNDI2Yy05MDg2LTZmYmE1YWFkYWM3MiIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lndhc2hpbmd0b25wb3N0LmNvbS9idXNpbmVzcy8yMDI2LzEwLzAyL3RydW1wLWFkbWluaXN0cmF0aW9uLWlzLXBheWluZy0xNi1taWxsaW9uLXdlZWsta2VlcC12b2ljZS1hbWVyaWNhLXN0YWZmLWxlYXZlLyJ9.M4CBqmnsB0LcSaMMMtoIwDThXIUl7dWF_XvjSoDvbck&itid=gfta http://www.memeorandum.com/261002/p60#a261002p60

New: More than a year after Trump attempted to dismantle Voice of America, the gov't is paying an estimated $1.6 million a week to keep 420 of its staffers on administrative leave, according to July numbers revealed in a State Department IG report. https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2026/10/02/trump-administration-is-paying-16-million-week-keep-voice-america-staff-leave/