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Elon Musk and the DOGE team made a shocking discovery when they set their sights on the U.S. Institute for Peace, with Musk revealing in an interview that the agency had deleted “a terabyte” of records before DOGE’s arrival, along with engaging in even more sketchy behavior, including allegedly maintaining a contract with a former Taliban member. For context, in an interview with Jesse Watters of Fox News on May 2, 2025, Elon Musk and his team shed light on what the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) had found when they investigated the U.S. Institute for Peace (USIP), which President...

Employees with the U.S. Institute of Peace started receiving termination letters effective immediately on Friday evening, five people told POLITICO, a major blow to the embattled organization as the Trump administration seeks to dismantle its operations.

The Department of Justice is exploring potential criminal charges against former U.S. Institute of Peace (USIP) officials who attempted to block the Trump administration’s leadership changes at the federally funded think tank Monday, a senior DOJ official told the Daily Caller News Foundation. The official, who requested anonymity, told the DCNF the DOJ is examining whether certain USIP actions — such as the removal and destruction of internal and external door locks — created illegal fire hazards. The official also flagged the widespread distribution of internal flyers instructing USIP staff not to cooperate with incoming Trump administration officials as potentially...

A federal judge is declining a request by leaders of the U.S. Institute of Peace to block the Trump administration's takeover of the independent nonprofit created by Congress.The Hill reported U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell said in a hearing that she was alarmed at how representatives of Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency worked their way inside the institute offices, but said board members who have been fired likely have no standing to file in their official capacity because they've been fired.Howell said Wednesday she was offended by DOGE staff's use of threats and law enforcement to gain access to...

Board members of the U.S. Institute of Peace, a private nonprofit created by Congress, filed a lawsuit seeking to halt what they call an illegal takeover by the Trump administration that steps on congressional power. The institute and five board members accused Trump administration officials — including the Department of Government Efficiency, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and others — of illegally taking over the institute, including a dramatic physical takeover of the building this week. The lawsuit, filed late Tuesday, detailed efforts from officials, which included enlisting private contractors, Washington police and the Justice Department, to gain access to...