Judges Keep Calling Trump’s Actions Illegal, but Undoing Them Is Hard

Courts are serving as a rare check on President Trump, but judicial orders to unwind his actions can be easier said than done.

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Trump Administration Takeover of Institute of Peace Illegal, Judge Rules

Judge Beryl Howell of U.S. District Court in Washington said that the administration, in a “gross usurpation of power,” had acted with “blunt force” against the independent agency.

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USAID’s New Leadership Includes DOGE Official Who Helped Dismantle Agency

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he had canceled 83 percent of U.S.A.I.D.’s programs. A federal judge found that efforts to shutter the agency were likely unconstitutional.

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DOGE Staff Marches Into U.S. Institute of Peace and Evicts Its Officials

A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with police involvement and the Department of Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.

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