A federal judge ruled Monday that the Trump administration unlawfully removed the board of the US Institute of Peace earlier this year and that subsequent actions taken by officials installed by the Department of Government Efficiency to cripple the agency are therefore “null and void.

U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell ruled Monday that a DOGE-lead takeover of the U.S. Institute of Peace was "unlawful" and DOGE actions were "declared null and void."