WASHINGTON — A federal district judge on Monday tossed out the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace by the Trump administration ... through action" to shut down the institute without ...

Judge Beryl Howell blocked the Trump administration's actions against the U.S. Institute of Peace, citing unlawful removal of board members and takeover by DOGE.

Cost-slashers of US President Donald Trump seized control on March 17 of the institute, ousting the leader of the taxpayer-funded center for conflict resolution created by Congress in 1984.