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

U.S. District Judge Richard Leon in Washington, D.C., ruled that Trump violated federal law when he appointed Pete Marocco the new head of the U.S. African Development Foundation, or USDAF ...

Pete Marocco departs after briefing the House Foreign Affairs Committee behind closed doors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 5, 2025. Credit: AP ...

Pete Marocco departs after briefing the House Foreign Affairs Committee behind closed doors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, on March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) ...

FILE - Pete Marocco departs after briefing the House Foreign Affairs Committee behind closed doors, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 5, 2025. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File) ...