US EditionUS Institute of Peace Files Lawsuit to Block DOGE Cuts
- In March 2025, the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters in Washington, D.C. Was forcibly taken over by the Department of Government Efficiency, a controversial agency linked to Elon Musk.
- The takeover followed a February executive order by President Donald Trump targeting USIP, leading to a legal battle over DOGE's authority to displace the institute's leadership and staff.
- During DOGE's occupation, the building suffered water damage, vermin infestation, shredded documents, destroyed IT systems, and leftover marijuana, according to sworn statements and investigative reports.
- In May 2025, a federal judge determined that DOGE's takeover was illegal, thereby returning control of USIP’s $500 million facility to the institute and restoring its workforce under the leadership of Acting President George Moose.
- After retaking its building on May 22, USIP began restoring operations and resources, with leadership facing significant challenges to repair damages and reestablish the institute's mission of global conflict resolution.
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A Fitting End to the Musk Era
Photo by Gage SkidmoreOne of the most dramatic bureaucratic clashes of the second Trump term took place outside the headquarters of an obscure think tank called the U.S. Institute of Peace. The organization, tasked with promoting conflict resolution across the globe, was founded by law in 1984 and receives its funding from Congress, but otherwise operates mostly as an independent nonprofit. In a February executive order, President Trump declared…
DOGE employees left behind weed, rats, roaches after taking over U.S. Institute of Peace
DOGE and its staffers took over the institute after it attempted to fire all of the institute’s workers and forced them out of the building in March, according to The Daily Beast.
Marijuana, roaches, graffiti & chaos: Inside Elon Musk’s DOGE takeover of USIP amid new claims about his drug use
From a photo of what appears to be marijuana in a trash bin, to rat infestations and graffiti, DOGE’s brief and controversial takeover of USIP appears to have left behind more questions than answers.
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