Summary
A federal judge blocked Trump from shutting down the U.S. Africa Development Foundation (USADF) after DOGE staffers and U.S. marshals attempted to take over their offices in a confrontation described as “traumatizing.”
USADF President Ward Brehm filed a lawsuit arguing that DOGE’s actions violate federal law, as the agency can only be dissolved by Congress.
The attempted shutdown follows a February executive order targeting several foreign assistance agencies.
The White House called Brehm as a “rogue bureaucrat.” A permanent injunction is being sought.
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Sure, DOGE may not be able to dissolve an agency, but dry anything up from its funding and workforce and you won’t have anything left!
Next to that, who runs that ‘controlling government’? Oh look, it’s Musky’s friend The Donald. I’m sure he’s going to be completely impartial!
Also, there was already a governmental agency that looked into “waste” and “fraud” called GAO: https://www.gao.gov/ , you didn’t need “DOGE” for that.
And on top that, DOGE is only gutting those departments that either doesn’t bring Musk any money (like who needs the Department of Education, right?), or were actively investigating Musk’s companies.