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PoliticsMar 12

Trump nominates Sarah Rogers to lead VOA parent agency after court ruling on Lake

President Trump nominated State Department official Sarah Rogers to head the U.S. Agency for Global Media following a judge's ruling against Kari Lake.

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President Trump on Thursday nominated Sarah B. Rogers, undersecretary of State for public diplomacy, to lead the U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), which oversees Voice of America and other international broadcasting services.

The nomination comes after a federal judge ruled that Kari Lake was unlawfully serving as the agency's acting CEO. Lake had been running USAGM in an acting capacity, but the court determined her position violated federal law.

Rogers currently serves as undersecretary of State for public diplomacy in the Trump administration. In that role, she has been involved in the administration's efforts to address European Union and United Kingdom regulations concerning online content moderation policies.

The USAGM oversees several international broadcasting operations, including Voice of America, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, and other media outlets that broadcast to audiences worldwide. The agency's CEO position requires Senate confirmation.

The nomination represents Trump's effort to install a Senate-confirmed leader at the agency following the legal challenge to Lake's acting status. Rogers will need to go through the confirmation process before officially taking the helm of the media agency.

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