Video of the incident shows masked agents pushing two journalists to the ground, the latest confrontation between immigration officials and those documenting their actions.
Royce Lamberth said Trump administration official Kari Lake, who is acting CEO of the agency that runs VOA, had shown "concerning disrespect" that would merit a contempt trial.
She interviewed world leaders for The Post's Opinions section, maintaining a longtime connection to the paper that was once run by her mother, Katharine Graham.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics would suspend operations entirely, delaying highly-anticipated jobs figures scheduled for Friday, a Labor Department plan says.