A federal judge ordered the Trump administration on Monday night to pause mass layoffs at the agency that oversees Voice of America.

Why it matters: U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth's ruling means that U.S. Agency for Global Media acting CEO Kari Lake can't lay off 532 people, most of its staff, on Tuesday as scheduled amid a wider legal battle. • The Reagan-appointed judge said the "disrespect" the administration had shown the court in disregarding previous orders could result in contempt proceedings.

Driving the news: Lake canceled USAGM's 15-year lease in March and has suggested that the agency needs to be reduced "to the bare minimum and start fresh." • Several VOA journalists filed a lawsuit in March challenging the administration's gutting of USAGM. • Lamberth noted in his

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