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This blog is now closed. You can read our latest story hereDonald Trump’s administration will ask a US federal appeals court on Thursday to pause a judge’s ruling lifting access restrictions the White House imposed on the Associated Press (AP) for refe…
Kristi Noem demands university’s records on foreign students’ ‘illegal’ activities while president threatens to strip it of tax-exempt statusDonald Trump has declared that Harvard University should no longer receive federal funds, calling it a “joke” t…
This blog has now closed. You can read our latest story hereUS attorney general Pam Bondi on Wednesday unveiled legal action against Maine, in an escalation of Donald Trump’s conflict with the state for refusing to ban transgender athletes from partici…
It may be a turning point in the White House’s attempt to gut allegedly liberal universities and punish law firmsIt might come to be seen as the moment the “woke liberal empire” of Donald Trump’s most fevered imaginings struck back.Harvard University, …
Harvard faces funding freeze as Yale faculty asks leadership ‘to resist and legally challenge any unlawful demands’US politics live – latest updatesBarack Obama has come out in support of Harvard after the Trump administration elected to cut $2bn of it…
This live blog is now closed.Former US President Joe Biden is expected to return to the national stage later today as he delivers his first major post-presidency speech.The 82-year-old Democrat, who reluctantly dropped out of the presidential race last…
Education department says $2.3bn in funds to be frozen after university rejects slew of demands as political ployThe US education department is freezing about $2.3bn in federal funds to Harvard University, the agency said on Monday.The announcement co…
In a message, the university’s president said it will not ‘surrender its independence’ amid crackdown on educationHarvard University said on Monday that it will not comply with a new list of demands from the Trump administration issued last week that t…
President Trump’s immigration crackdown ensnared Kseniia Petrova, a scientist who fled Russia after protesting its invasion of Ukraine. She fears arrest if she is deported there.
Elite schools like Harvard weigh the costs of standing up to Trump as some, such as Princeton, signal it won’t concedeThe day after the Trump administration announced a review of $9bn in federal contracts and grants with Harvard due to what it claimed …