there's something wildly fascinating in how Ward Brehm, a Bush-era appointee on USADF is upholding the institutional mission of the USADF against Peter Marocco to the point of lawsuits
March 8, 2025 at 6:04 AM
there's something wildly fascinating in how Ward Brehm, a Bush-era appointee on USADF is upholding the institutional mission of the USADF against Peter Marocco to the point of lawsuits
…executive order can dissolve it.
Trump’s executive order to eliminate USADF and these invasive, destructive DOGE efforts violate constitutional law.
“Any attempt to unilaterally dismantle the USADF through executive action violates the law and exceeds the constitutional limits of executive…
Trump’s executive order to eliminate USADF and these invasive, destructive DOGE efforts violate constitutional law.
“Any attempt to unilaterally dismantle the USADF through executive action violates the law and exceeds the constitutional limits of executive…
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
…executive order can dissolve it.
Trump’s executive order to eliminate USADF and these invasive, destructive DOGE efforts violate constitutional law.
“Any attempt to unilaterally dismantle the USADF through executive action violates the law and exceeds the constitutional limits of executive…
Trump’s executive order to eliminate USADF and these invasive, destructive DOGE efforts violate constitutional law.
“Any attempt to unilaterally dismantle the USADF through executive action violates the law and exceeds the constitutional limits of executive…
…executive order to eliminate “unnecessary government entities” — and Trump deems USADF “unnecessary.”
NOTE: The U.S. statute that created USADF states the foundation “shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by an Act of Congress.” Therefore, only an act of Congress — not an…
NOTE: The U.S. statute that created USADF states the foundation “shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by an Act of Congress.” Therefore, only an act of Congress — not an…
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
…executive order to eliminate “unnecessary government entities” — and Trump deems USADF “unnecessary.”
NOTE: The U.S. statute that created USADF states the foundation “shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by an Act of Congress.” Therefore, only an act of Congress — not an…
NOTE: The U.S. statute that created USADF states the foundation “shall have perpetual succession unless dissolved by an Act of Congress.” Therefore, only an act of Congress — not an…
Major Update: In response to a suit filed earlier today by Democracy Forward on behalf of Ward Brehm, President of USADF, a District Court ruled to temporarily block Musk’s so-called “DOGE's” attempt to access USADF & remove Brehm as President. Full statement: democracyforward.org/updates/usad...
March 7, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Major Update: In response to a suit filed earlier today by Democracy Forward on behalf of Ward Brehm, President of USADF, a District Court ruled to temporarily block Musk’s so-called “DOGE's” attempt to access USADF & remove Brehm as President. Full statement: democracyforward.org/updates/usad...
…authority.”
Officials at USADF are doing everything possible to stop the illegal takeover of its agency.
Officials at USADF are doing everything possible to stop the illegal takeover of its agency.
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
…authority.”
Officials at USADF are doing everything possible to stop the illegal takeover of its agency.
Officials at USADF are doing everything possible to stop the illegal takeover of its agency.
The employees who attempted to stop Musk staffers at the U.S. African Development Foundation have been placed on administrative leave “effective immediately.” The email also stated that during the administrative leave, USADF employees are prohibited from
March 19, 2025 at 12:31 AM
The employees who attempted to stop Musk staffers at the U.S. African Development Foundation have been placed on administrative leave “effective immediately.” The email also stated that during the administrative leave, USADF employees are prohibited from
…shut down yet another federal agency.
For weeks, USADF — “the little agency that could” — had been refusing DOGE employees access of any kind.
Last Thursday, DOGE strongarmed its way into USADF offices — using a team of U.S. Marshals as muscle, causing mass chaos and terrorizing workers…
For weeks, USADF — “the little agency that could” — had been refusing DOGE employees access of any kind.
Last Thursday, DOGE strongarmed its way into USADF offices — using a team of U.S. Marshals as muscle, causing mass chaos and terrorizing workers…
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
…shut down yet another federal agency.
For weeks, USADF — “the little agency that could” — had been refusing DOGE employees access of any kind.
Last Thursday, DOGE strongarmed its way into USADF offices — using a team of U.S. Marshals as muscle, causing mass chaos and terrorizing workers…
For weeks, USADF — “the little agency that could” — had been refusing DOGE employees access of any kind.
Last Thursday, DOGE strongarmed its way into USADF offices — using a team of U.S. Marshals as muscle, causing mass chaos and terrorizing workers…
Chilling details from a lawsuit against DOGE by USADF about how much of a lie DOGE's "IT modernization" is (the best way to describe it is if someone comes from the cable company and then says because he's in your house, he's allowed to do a home invasion) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
March 18, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Chilling details from a lawsuit against DOGE by USADF about how much of a lie DOGE's "IT modernization" is (the best way to describe it is if someone comes from the cable company and then says because he's in your house, he's allowed to do a home invasion) storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
“Undeterred, Marocco and DOGE threatened a security guard with a lawsuit and told the building’s property manager that they would bring in U.S. Marshals and the Secret Service unless they were given access to USADF. Their threats were unsuccessful.”
JUST IN: The head of the US African Development Foundation is suing Peter Marocco and DOGE — and he is describing in detail the standoff in which he blocked DOGE from entering the agency's offices.
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March 6, 2025 at 7:34 PM
“Undeterred, Marocco and DOGE threatened a security guard with a lawsuit and told the building’s property manager that they would bring in U.S. Marshals and the Secret Service unless they were given access to USADF. Their threats were unsuccessful.”
Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
NBC News: The president of the United States African Development Foundation, Ward Brehm, has filed a complaint to block DOGE from accessing USADF and removing Brehm from his role.
Democracy Forward sued on behalf of Brehm.
Democracy Forward sued on behalf of Brehm.
March 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
NBC News: The president of the United States African Development Foundation, Ward Brehm, has filed a complaint to block DOGE from accessing USADF and removing Brehm from his role.
Democracy Forward sued on behalf of Brehm.
Democracy Forward sued on behalf of Brehm.
Democrats issue letter to President Trump making clear he does not have the authority to eliminate USADF. View full release here: democrats-foreignaff...
Dems Issue Letter Telling Trump He Doesn’t Have Authority to Eliminate USADF - Press Releases - House Foreign Affairs Committee
democrats-foreignaffairs.house.gov
February 24, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Democrats issue letter to President Trump making clear he does not have the authority to eliminate USADF. View full release here: democrats-foreignaff...
"The agencies being gutted—CDC, NASA, NOAA, PEPFAR, USAID, USADF, USAGM, USIP—weren’t inefficiencies. They were strategic. And more importantly, they were public. They distributed power."
April 13, 2025 at 10:55 PM
"The agencies being gutted—CDC, NASA, NOAA, PEPFAR, USAID, USADF, USAGM, USIP—weren’t inefficiencies. They were strategic. And more importantly, they were public. They distributed power."
Incredible story about the defiance of U.S. African Development (USADF) against the illegal actions of DOGE.
Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
March 9, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Incredible story about the defiance of U.S. African Development (USADF) against the illegal actions of DOGE.
Peter Marocco another example of what’s wrong with the Republican Party.
US African Development Foundation wins case against Trump admin
A federal judge has removed Peter Marocco from USADF, a ruling that comes after a yearlong legal battle, mass terminations, and a corruption scandal involving a senior USADF official.
www.devex.com
March 19, 2026 at 4:22 PM
Peter Marocco another example of what’s wrong with the Republican Party.
DOGE goons tried to storm a federal agency, but civil servants weren’t having it.
USADF workers locked the doors and kept working.
Trump and Musk can’t fire their way to dictatorship—we’re fighting back. #LetUsWork
USADF workers locked the doors and kept working.
Trump and Musk can’t fire their way to dictatorship—we’re fighting back. #LetUsWork
Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building
The USADF, an independent agency created by Congress and focused on African economic development, resisted letting in DOGE employees who were there to fire staff.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 5:05 PM
DOGE goons tried to storm a federal agency, but civil servants weren’t having it.
USADF workers locked the doors and kept working.
Trump and Musk can’t fire their way to dictatorship—we’re fighting back. #LetUsWork
USADF workers locked the doors and kept working.
Trump and Musk can’t fire their way to dictatorship—we’re fighting back. #LetUsWork
👏 THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. USADF employees block DOGE employees from accessing the building.
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Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building
The U.S. African Development Foundation denied several DOGE employees access to its offices Wednesday.
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March 6, 2025 at 6:25 AM
👏 THIS IS HOW IT'S DONE. USADF employees block DOGE employees from accessing the building.
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The Trump-Vance administration and DOGE's efforts to dismantle federal agencies are unlawful.
That’s why we’re beating them in court.
That’s why we’re beating them in court.
Judge blocks Trump effort to dismantle African development agency
A federal judge on Tuesday blocked President Trump’s appointment of a new head of the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF), indefinitely halting his directives to massively slash the agency’…
thehill.com
July 2, 2025 at 5:31 PM
The Trump-Vance administration and DOGE's efforts to dismantle federal agencies are unlawful.
That’s why we’re beating them in court.
That’s why we’re beating them in court.
The narrowest way to interpret their argument is: the President has inherent power to appoint officers unless Congress passes a law explicitly saying the Constitution's Appointments Clause applies.
That's the *narrowest* way to read it, and the premise is still that the Constitution doesn't matter.
That's the *narrowest* way to read it, and the premise is still that the Constitution doesn't matter.
March 7, 2025 at 10:54 PM
The narrowest way to interpret their argument is: the President has inherent power to appoint officers unless Congress passes a law explicitly saying the Constitution's Appointments Clause applies.
That's the *narrowest* way to read it, and the premise is still that the Constitution doesn't matter.
That's the *narrowest* way to read it, and the premise is still that the Constitution doesn't matter.
This is the approach every agency needs to be taking. Call their bluff. Make them work for it. wapo.st/3FjdEeP
March 6, 2025 at 3:32 PM
This is the approach every agency needs to be taking. Call their bluff. Make them work for it. wapo.st/3FjdEeP
New in the USADF case
New filing: "Brehm v. Marocco (DOGE Access to USADF)"
Doc #19: TRANSCRIPT OF MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER before Judge Richard J. Leon held on March 11, 2025; Page Numbers: 1-37. Date of Issuance: March 18, 2025.…
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Doc #19: TRANSCRIPT OF MOTION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER before Judge Richard J. Leon held on March 11, 2025; Page Numbers: 1-37. Date of Issuance: March 18, 2025.…
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March 18, 2025 at 6:41 PM
New in the USADF case
Here's how DOGE claimed to have contacted the USADF board to dismiss them.
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March 18, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Here's how DOGE claimed to have contacted the USADF board to dismiss them.
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…within the agency.
Some agency staffers felt compelled to flee the scene via a back stairwell — abandoning their personal belongings to avoid confrontation with DOGE employees and U.S. marshals.
The current chair of USADF, Ward Brehm, was, however, able to file a lawsuit against Trump,…
Some agency staffers felt compelled to flee the scene via a back stairwell — abandoning their personal belongings to avoid confrontation with DOGE employees and U.S. marshals.
The current chair of USADF, Ward Brehm, was, however, able to file a lawsuit against Trump,…
March 9, 2025 at 6:54 PM
…within the agency.
Some agency staffers felt compelled to flee the scene via a back stairwell — abandoning their personal belongings to avoid confrontation with DOGE employees and U.S. marshals.
The current chair of USADF, Ward Brehm, was, however, able to file a lawsuit against Trump,…
Some agency staffers felt compelled to flee the scene via a back stairwell — abandoning their personal belongings to avoid confrontation with DOGE employees and U.S. marshals.
The current chair of USADF, Ward Brehm, was, however, able to file a lawsuit against Trump,…
There was a standoff, which lasted about an hour at the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) headquarters in downtown Washington where they physically blocked the DOGE team from entering.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
Small federal agency blocks DOGE employees from entering its building
The USADF, an independent agency created by Congress and focused on African economic development, resisted letting in DOGE employees who were there to fire staff.
www.washingtonpost.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:51 PM
There was a standoff, which lasted about an hour at the U.S. African Development Foundation (USADF) headquarters in downtown Washington where they physically blocked the DOGE team from entering.
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
This is an important thread about the attacks on USADF, the United States African Development Foundation. It really gives you an idea of the chaos that is being sown in Washington and the strong arm, literally criminal tactics being used to shutter Congressionally mandated organizations! #USADF! ✊🏾
Members of the DOGE squad lied and tried to force their way into the downtown D.C. headquarters of U.S. African Development (USADF).
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
The DOGE squad was accompanied by Peter Marocco — a Trump toady and member of the MAGA mob who illegally entered the U.S. Capitol during the…
March 9, 2025 at 9:26 PM
This is an important thread about the attacks on USADF, the United States African Development Foundation. It really gives you an idea of the chaos that is being sown in Washington and the strong arm, literally criminal tactics being used to shutter Congressionally mandated organizations! #USADF! ✊🏾