The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in federal funding to Cornell and $790 million to Northwestern.

The Trump administration froze $1 billion in federal funding for Cornell University and $790 million for Northwestern University, the White House confirmed.

Cornell University and Northwestern University say they haven't received any notice from the US government about paused federal funding.

The Trump administration has frozen funding for Cornell and Northwestern universities while it investigates both schools over civil rights violations, a U.S. official said.

The federal government is investigating both schools for alleged civil-rights violations, as part of a rapidly expanding crackdown on elite research universities.

The Trump administration has set its sights on influencing American colleges and universities by threatening their federal funding.

Cornell and Northwestern are two of dozens of colleges and universities being investigated over allegations of antisemitic harassment and discrimination.

Demonstrators gather at an encampment where students are protesting in support of Palestinians, during the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, at Northwestern University campus in Evanston,

The Trump administration has halted some $1 billion in funds for Cornell University and roughly $790 million for Northwestern University.