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.