The Latest Breaking News from USIP

Now backed by an appeals court, DOGE completes shuttering of agency meant to stop conflict zones from exploding into violence

Exclusive: Rodents swarmed the building after DOGE operatives failed to clear out the food left behind by booted staffers, institute security chief Colin O’Brien told The Independent

UPDATE 5/20/25 11:53 am: An excerpt from the full, 102-page opinion: As an independent entity exercising inconsequential government power and… The post Judge Rules Removal of U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) Directors Was Illegal [UPDATED to Link to Full Opinion] appeared first on Reason.com.

A federal judge in Washington issued an order Monday that wipes out the Trump administration’s takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace.

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The nonprofit Vera Institute of Justice says staff from Elon Musk’s DOGE contacted them to “assign” a team to the organization and said DOGE staff told them they intended to “assign” teams to all nonprofits that receive funds appropriated by Congress

Judge Beryl Howell on Tuesday chose not to make a decision, but review briefings from both USIP and the Justice Department before considering whether to block the transfer.

The Institute of Museum and Library Services has been added to the list of government agencies targeted by President Donald Trump

"Why those ways here -- just because DOGE is in a rush?" U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell asked as she condemned the use of armed agents by DOGE to force USIP leaders out of office.