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The White House characterized recent steps by Harvard University to rectify its apparent mishandling of antisemitism as “positive,” but signaled Wednesday that the university needs to do more to crack down on what it sees as anti-Israel bias on campus for the flow of federal funding to resume — and even suggested more money could be cut.
When the Ivy League school rejected the Trump White House’s demands, the administration froze $2.2 billion in federal funds, including grants. Harvard is fighting back: It sued the administration alleging they were in the violation of the First Amendment and Civil Rights Act.
In our news wrap Tuesday, the Trump administration is terminating another $450 million in grants to Harvard, inflation slowed for the third straight month even as some of Trump's tariffs took effect,
The Trump administration is declaring Harvard University ineligible for new research grants from the federal government in the latest escalation between the White House and the Ivy League school.
Ballard Partners has dropped its lobbying contract with Axel Springer, which is the publisher of POLITICO and Business Insider, after POLITICO ran a story raising questions about Ballard’s relationship with President Donald Trump’s administration.
Polling suggests most Americans side with Harvard over the Trump administration. The White House is intensifying its ongoing offensive anyway.
The budget proposal seeks a sweeping restructuring of the nation’s domestic priorities reflective of the president's first 100 days in office.
While Harvard and the Trump Administration share “common ground” on issues such as ending antisemitism and other bigotry on campus and encouraging a “multiplicity of viewpoints” at the Ivy League school,