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FEDERAL JUDGE TAKES OVER USAID HIRING — BLOCKS TRUMP PICK

Judge Theodore D. Chuang has barred Jeremy Lewin, a former DOGE team member, from becoming Deputy Administrator of USAID.

Instead of letting the administration make its own staffing decisions, Judge Chuang decided Lewin’s loyalty to Trump disqualified him.

Government lawyers asked for clarity — the judge flat-out denied it and warned he could expand the ban if they try any workarounds.

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