WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is looking at basing the new Board of Peace, which is tied to both the Gaza ceasefire and larger international ambitions, in the Washington building that formerly housed the U.S. Institute of Peace, according to four administration officials.
The officials, who spoke Thursday on condition of anonymity to discuss internal deliberations, said the topic has been a matter of serious discussion, but they stressed that a final decision has not yet been made about where the board’s administrative staff will be located.
The building is the subject of litigation brought by former employees and executives of the nonprofit think tank after the Republican administration seized the facility last year and fired almost all the institute's staff. The building has since been renamed the Donald J. Trump U.S. Institute of Peace, but its name and status remain in legal limbo.
A federal judge had ruled that the U.S. Institute of Peace, as an independent nongovernmental organization established by Congress, is not subject to executive branch control and that the takeover was illegal. Enforcement of that decision was put on hold after the government appealed.
“A stay is not permission for the loser of a case to hijack the property of the winning party,” said George Foote, counsel for former USIP leadership and staff. “The government does not have a license to rename the USIP headquarters building or lease it out for ten years.”
“It certainly has no right to open the building to a new international organization like the proposed Board of Peace,” Foote said in a statement.
Rumors that Trump planned to use the building for the Board of Peace began to circulate after the administration used the board's logo over an image of the USIP building and its distinctive domed roof.
That was shown when Trump unveiled the Board of Peace last week at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. The board currently has 27 “founding members” made up of world leaders whose initial task is to oversee Trump's Gaza ceasefire plan.
But Trump appears to have greater ambitions for the board, and its charter says it will look to take on and resolve other global conflicts. Many of America's top allies in Europe and elsewhere have declined to join what they suspect may be an attempt to rival the U.N. Security Council.
FILE - President Donald Trump's name is seen on the United State Institute of Peace building, Dec. 3, 2025 in Washington. (AP Photo/Matthew Lee, File)
President Donald Trump, center, holds up a signed Board of Peace charter during the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Jordan Staal and the Carolina Hurricanes put together one of the most improbable comebacks in NHL history on Thursday night.
With three late goals, the Hurricanes became the first team in more than 30 years and third overall to rally from two goals down in the final two minutes to win in regulation, beating the Utah Mammoth 5-4.
“It’s making memories,” Staal said. “I love being part of nights like this. You want more of them. You’re chasing those memories.”
The other teams to score three goals in the last two minutes to win were the Dallas Stars against the Boston Bruins on Oct. 14, 1995, and the Montreal Maroons against the New York Rangers on March 15, 1932.
Staal’s goal with 29.4 seconds left completed the comeback. Carolina's captain redirected the puck after it came off teammate Jordan Martinook’s stick.
“I don’t know you draw them up, but at the end of the day we found a way,” coach Rod Brind’Amour said. “Kind of a crazy last couple of minutes.”
With Carolina trailing 4-2, Andrei Svechnikov began the rally on a power play with 1:59 remaining and Hurricanes goalie Brandon Bussi on the bench. Shayne Gostisbehere, who missed the previous five games with an injury, notched his second goal of the night with 1:29 to go.
“I think that’s something to be said about this building, too,” Staal said. “I think the fans here are great. They’re always behind us. But when it gets going and gets fired up, you can tell guys feed off of that. … Momentum is a funny thing in this game (and) the fans pushed us to another level.”
Staal cut toward the crease to produce his 12th goal of the season. It was his second goal in the Canes' last 19 games.
“That’s how we should play all the time,” Svechnikov said. “A couple of bounces for us, obviously, but we (stuck) with the plan.”
Earlier Carolina mistakes resulted in goals for the Mammoth, but the Hurricanes finally found a response.
“Things don’t always go your way throughout games,” Staal said.
It was a stunning turnaround for Utah, too.
“We were exactly where we wanted to be,” Mammoth coach André Tourigny said. “Let it sting for now.”
There also was an NHL record registered by Bussi (20-3-1), a rookie who became the first goalie with 20 wins in his first 24 career games. Carolina stretched its points streak to six games.
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Carolina Hurricanes players celebrate after the winning goal by Jordan Staal with Utah Mammoth's Jack McBain (22) nearby during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes goaltender Brandon Bussi, right, is congratulated after his win over the Utah Mammoth in an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes head coach Rod Brind'Amour, center top, protests a call during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Mammoth in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal, third from right, celebrates after his winning goal during the third period of an NHL hockey game against the Utah Mammoth in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
Carolina Hurricanes' Jordan Staal (11) is celebrates after his winning goal with teammate Jordan Martinook (48) with Utah Mammoth's Mikhail Sergachev (98) nearby during the third period of an NHL hockey game in Raleigh, N.C., Thursday, Jan. 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Karl DeBlaker)
