Trump, Africa and Richard J. Leon

Judge lets Trump take over U.S. African Development Foundation
U.S. District Judge Richard Leon cleared the way for the Trump administration’s firing of a foreign aid agency chief — but he raised doubts about the president’s boldest legal arguments.
Judges finds a huge reduction in staff and funding would be legal at African development agency
A small U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses is expected in court on Tuesday to fight for control over its operations and existence.The U.S. African Development Foundation last week tried to keep staff from Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from entering their offices in Washington.
Judge Questions Where Trump Is Getting Authority For Firing At Africa Agency — But Is Inclined To Let It Stand
A federal judge expressed unease about President Trump’s attempted takeover of yet another agency, yet indicated that he was inclined to let the firings stand, at least temporarily.
Judge stops immediate shutdown of small US agency for African development
A judge has barred the Trump administration from immediately moving to shut down a small federal agency that supports investment in African countries
DOGE takes over US African Development Foundation
After USADF declined to provide staff from the Department of Government Efficiency access to their systems, the budget-slashing team seems to have gotten in anyway.
DOGE team shut out of US African development agency
Staffers for the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) were shut out of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) headquarters in D.C. on Wednesday, amid an escalating fight over
Marshals Escort DOGE Team Into African Aid Agency
A day earlier, U.S. African Development Foundation workers had refused entry to Department of Government Efficiency workers and the State Department official in charge of foreign aid.
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DOGE attempts to enter an agency building led to physical standoff that spilled into court
A Trump-backed government official, staffers from the Department of Government Efficiency and federal law enforcement entered the offices of the U.S. African Development Foundation on Thursday ...
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Judge temporarily halts Trump administration from ousting head of United States African Development Foundation
A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ousting the United States African Development Foundation’s CEO and President Ward Brehm, the latest development in the fight ...
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Judge blocks Trump administration from removing USADF head after DOGE standoff
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration’s effort to remove the U.S. African Development Foundation’s leader until at least Tuesday after the agency sued the federal government.
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US African Development Foundation head sues DOGE over takeover attempt
U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) President Ward Brehm sued the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) on Thursday over its attempted takeover of the agency a day earlier.
DOGE staffers bring U.S. marshals to small federal agency that denied them access
The show of force by Trump administration officials and federal law enforcement resulted in a frantic and “traumatizing” ...
How A Tiny Federal Agency’s Lawsuit Could Provide The Smoking Gun Against DOGE
The U.S. African Development Foundation’s standoff with DOGE contradicts the Trump administration’s defenses of Elon Musk’s ...
Elon Musk’s DOGE Calls in U.S. Marshals When a Small Agency Refuses to Share Data
After the U.S. African Development Foundation refused to let DOGE members into its offices, DOGE returned with law enforcement.
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A Little Agency Is Standing up to Musk with a Tell-All Lawsuit
DOGE sought to take control with an outlandish series of threats, lies, and actions without legal authority. But the lawsuit ...