Court Motion Targets Trump Name Carving on USIP Building

Ousted USIP board members filed an emergency federal petition to block a contractor from carving President Trump’s name onto the U.S. Institute of Peace headquarters, arguing the modification would harm the building’s symbolic independence and the institute’s mission. They say a contractor has already been chosen and seek to halt the work while litigation to reinstate the independent nonprofit progresses, echoing past clashes over branding at other institutions.