U.S. District Judge Richard Leon ruled that Trump violated federal law by appointing Pete Marocco to lead the U.S. African Development Foundation without congressional confirmation.

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses.

A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from dismantling a U.S. federal agency that invests in African small businesses. U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washingt… ...

As a result, Marocco’s actions — terminating most of the agency’s employees and effectively ending the agency’s grants — are void and must be undone, the judge found.

The rapid dismantling of the global aid agency remains one of the most consequential outcomes of President Trump’s efforts to overhaul the federal government, showing his willingness to tear ...