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A federal judge who blocked the Trump administration from dismantling Voice of America is seeking more information from the government about whether it is complying with his order preserving the 83-year-old international news service. During a hearing on Monday, U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth questioned why the government hadn’t informed him of layoff notices that were sent Friday to over 600 employees of Voice of American and the federal agency that oversees it. Government attorney Brenda Gonzalez Horowitz said the agency has been complying with Lamberth’s April 22 order “in good faith.”