VOA is a major bone of contention for many lawmakers – which reared its head once again when Agency for Global Media Special Advisor Kari Lake spoke before a House committee.

Kari Lake mostly dismantled Voice of America's Persian Service and weakened a major pillar of soft power in the region before Israel bombed Iran this month.

Presidential adviser Kari Lake attacked the Voice of America in Congressional testimony Wednesday. A former network official called her actions "profoundly harmful to our national interests." ...