The Latest Breaking News from the US Institute of Peace

Trump's Self-Promotion Is Always Shameless and Sometimes Illegal

The president tramples the rule of law in his rush to glorify himself.

Reason · Jun 3

Trump has a new wishlist project to slap his name on: He now wants the Strait of Trump in the Middle East

It wasn’t the first time Trump referred to the vital Middle Eastern passageway as the ‘Strait of Trump’

The Independent UK · Apr 30

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs bill renaming Palm Beach airport after Trump

The president's company recently filed an application for airport-related trademarks

The Independent UK · Mar 31

Nearly every worker at the US Institute for Peace is fired via a weekend email from DOGE

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

The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2025

DOGE took over the US Institute of Peace. Now, the inside looks like a zombie movie, security chief reveals

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

The Independent UK · Jun 2, 2025

Judge blocks Trump officials’ efforts to dismantle US Institute of Peace

Doge illegally took over the congressionally created and funded thinktank through ‘blunt force’, rules federal judge

The Guardian - US · May 19, 2025

A DOGE employee is put in charge of the US Institute of Peace, a court filing alleges

A court filing says an official allied with Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency has been put in charge of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally funded think tank targeted by President Donald Trump for closure

The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2025

Democrat vows to ‘stop Doge’s illegal power grab’ at non-profit peace institute

Congressman Don Beyer refused entry to US Institute of Peace after independent body taken over by Musk group

The Guardian - US · Mar 18, 2025

DOGE has 'broken into' the U.S. Institute for Peace after repeatedly being denied entry. Its former leader is calling it an 'illegal takeover'

"It was unlike anything I have experienced in my professional career," the organization's chief security officer told Fortune.

Fortune · Mar 18, 2025

DOGE staffers accused of breaking into US Institute of Peace

The U.S. Institute of Peace insists it is a nonprofit that it is not part of the executive branch and is instead an independent agency

The Independent UK · Mar 17, 2025