DOGE Can Continue Removal of African Development Group’s CEO

March 11, 2025, 11:32 PM UTC

The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency can continue its efforts to change the leadership of the US African Development Foundation and narrow the operations of the independent government agency, a federal court ruled Tuesday.

Ward Brehm, the group’s CEO and president, failed to establish irreparable harm in his lawsuit alleging DOGE’s actions are unconstitutional and illegal, Judge Richard J. Leon said in an order in the US District Court for the District of Columbia. Leon denied Brehm’s motion for a temporary restraining order against DOGE officials and rejected an administrative stay on the government waste reduction taskforce’s efforts related ...

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