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Starting late Friday night, the USIP HR department told most employees their jobs have been terminated. The U.S. Institute of Peace is a think tank funded by Congress, but the workers are not federal employees. Though the institute owns its own building and has a large endowment funded in part by private donors, the Trump administration is trying to take it over.

Starting late Friday night, the USIP HR department told most employees their jobs have been terminated. The U.S. Institute of Peace is a think tank funded by Congress, but the workers are not federal employees. Though the institute owns its own building and has a large endowment funded in part by private donors, the Trump administration is trying to take it over.

The board members fired by Trump are suing the administration. Employees have until early April to turn in their badges and computers. They were notified over private email addresses. since they haven't had access to their official accounts since the Trump administration brought in a new president earlier this month. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington.

The board members fired by Trump are suing the administration. Employees have until early April to turn in their badges and computers. They were notified over private email addresses. since they haven't had access to their official accounts since the Trump administration brought in a new president earlier this month. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, Washington.

Secretary Rubio says the signal chat was set up to coordinate plans, and he only wrote in it twice to name his point person and to congratulate his colleagues on the successful strike against the Houthis in Yemen.

Secretary Rubio says the signal chat was set up to coordinate plans, and he only wrote in it twice to name his point person and to congratulate his colleagues on the successful strike against the Houthis in Yemen.

He says he's confident that there was nothing in there that would have put American service members in danger. This won't happen again, Rubio insists, adding, in his words, it can't. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, with the Secretary in Kingston, Jamaica.

He says he's confident that there was nothing in there that would have put American service members in danger. This won't happen again, Rubio insists, adding, in his words, it can't. Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, with the Secretary in Kingston, Jamaica.

In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, some lawmakers raised concerns about the aid cut to Yale researchers gathering information about Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ohio Democrat Greg Lanzman tells NPR the database he had been searching disappeared.

In a letter to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, some lawmakers raised concerns about the aid cut to Yale researchers gathering information about Russian war crimes in Ukraine. Ohio Democrat Greg Lanzman tells NPR the database he had been searching disappeared.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says the information about abducted children has not been deleted, but is not housed at the State Department. That's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

State Department spokesperson Tammy Bruce says the information about abducted children has not been deleted, but is not housed at the State Department. That's NPR's Michelle Kellerman.

In a fiery tweet, Secretary Rubio calls Ambassador Ibrahim Rasool a, quote, race-baiting politician who hates the U.S. president. Rubio says the U.S. has nothing to discuss with Russell, and so he's considered persona non grata. Rubio initially misspelled the ambassador's name, as did an article he posted by the right-wing news organization Breitbart.

In a fiery tweet, Secretary Rubio calls Ambassador Ibrahim Rasool a, quote, race-baiting politician who hates the U.S. president. Rubio says the U.S. has nothing to discuss with Russell, and so he's considered persona non grata. Rubio initially misspelled the ambassador's name, as did an article he posted by the right-wing news organization Breitbart.

The article says that the ambassador told a foreign policy seminar that the Make America Great Again movement is a white supremacist response to demographic shifts in the U.S., Rubio canceled a trip to South Africa earlier this year after Trump and his South African-born advisor, Elon Musk, falsely accused the government there of trying to steal land from white farmers.

The article says that the ambassador told a foreign policy seminar that the Make America Great Again movement is a white supremacist response to demographic shifts in the U.S., Rubio canceled a trip to South Africa earlier this year after Trump and his South African-born advisor, Elon Musk, falsely accused the government there of trying to steal land from white farmers.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

Michelle Kellerman, NPR News, the State Department.

Because we know from history, recent history, that a deal... without security arrangements is not something which Putin respects.

Because we know from history, recent history, that a deal... without security arrangements is not something which Putin respects.