Gary Fields

1 week ago | argus-press.com | Gary Fields |Gary Fields

WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday denied the Trump administration’s request that she stay her May 19 ruling that returned control of the U.S. Institute of Peace back to its acting president and board. In a seven-page ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Beryl A. Howell said the government did not meet any of the four requirements for a stay, including a “strong showing” of whether its request could succeed on the merits.

1 month ago | argus-press.com | Gary Fields |Ashraf Khalil

2 months ago | argus-press.com | Gary Fields |Chris Megerian |Gary Fields

WASHINGTON (AP) — Most employees at the U.S. Institute of Peace, a congressionally created and funded think tank now taken over by Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, received email notices of their mass firing, the latest step in the Trump administration's government downsizing.