Trump/Musk/DOGE Inflict Direct, Lasting Harm On Public Servants At The US Institute of Peace youtu.be/TUdV3lnFP4U?si…

A federal district judge tosses out the takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace by the Trump administration and DOGE, declaring that actions by "illegitimately-installed leaders" were "unlawful" and had to be declared "null and void." nbcnews.com/politics/doge/…

Judge says Trump lacked authority to dismantle U.S. Institute of Peace washingtonpost.com/national-secur…

With the US Institute of Peace's favorable court ruling today, it's important to consider the absurdity of DOGE's claims against U.S. Institute of Peace. It's a case study in information manipulation -- a smear job against an org with sterling credentials and blue chip ethical standards:

‘A gross usurpation of power’: Judge torches Trump for ‘unlawful’ DOGE takeover of independent US Institute of Peace, declares it ‘null and void’ ift.tt/g9XY8Ra

A federal judge blocked Elon Musk and DOGE's takeover of the United States Institute of Peace. Outside General Counsel for the U.S. Institute of Peace George Foote joins Ana Cabrera to react to the ruling. msnbc.com/ana-cabrera-re…

"This is a story of intimidation, of lying, deception, extortion and bribery,” USIP Outside Counsel George Foote told me in this deep dive from Straight Arrow News Hear why the case involving the US Institute of Peace could have much broader implications. san.com/cc/judge-rules…

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Happy to start my week knowing the US Institute of Peace is coming back online after winning the good fight against DOGE. Welcome back, USIP! usip.org

Truer words have never been written, CSIS. Andrew Schwartz really must be remembered for many, many years to come. Ball’s in your court. 🎾 nationalsecurityjournal.org/andrew-schwart…

Iran-Israel AI War Propaganda Is a Warning to the World The war signaled critical challenges in the growing gap between the sophistication of AI deception and analysts’ ability to detect it, heralding a frightening new phase in global conflict. carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/…

Holy Marvel origin story! ‘Hot Wasps’ Found at Nuclear Facility in South Carolina nytimes.com/2025/08/01/sci… via @NYTimes

State Dept. fires official after internal debates over Israel washingtonpost.com/national-secur…