Since its foundation, its work has extended beyond research into matters like negotiating local peace deals in Iraq or Nigeria. Much of its $55m budget was spent on grants to charities. The fact that USIP might become a target of the Trump administration was foreseeable.

A man opened fire on people exiting a reception for young Jewish professionals at the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C., killing two Israeli embassy staffers. He then entered the museum and shouted, “Free Palestine” as he was taken away by police.

Investigators are trying to authenticate an online document posted by an X account linked to the accused gunman, according to two law enforcement officials.