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A Legal Battle Over Trump’s Threats to Public School Funding Has Begun
Can President Trump withhold federal money for low-income students? A brewing fight over diversity, equity and inclusion ...
Trump’s freeze on $2.2 billion to Harvard provided no proof of wrongdoing
The Trump administration skipped over requirements, including offering to hold a hearing, when applying financial penalties related to civil rights violations.
Teen calls Maine's stance on women's sports 'heartbreaking' as DOJ announces lawsuit
A Maine teen athlete is speaking out against the state’s transgender sports policy as the DOJ sues over alleged Title IX ...
Iphones and GPS owe their existence to US government-funded research. What’s at stake with Trump cuts to university funding
GPS, MRNA vaccines or the touchscreen on your iPhone. The science and technology that have become integral to our daily lives ...
Science caught in crossfire of Trump's fight with universities
Harvard scientist Dr. Donald Ingber, who works where medicine and engineering meet, saw federal funding for some of his ...
Trump Administration’s Feud With Harvard Escalates—Tax Exempt Status And Enrollment Of Foreign Students Threatened
The Trump administration on Monday froze $2.2 billion in federal funding for Harvard after the school refused to agree to a ...
Harvard weighs its next moves amid the federal funding standoff
About 24 hours after the Trump administration said it would freeze more than $2 billion in federal grants and contracts, ...
L.A.’s schools chief knows what it’s like to be undocumented
A visit by federal agents to two elementary schools drew an angry, impassioned response from the superintendent, Alberto ...
Harvard researchers say they might have to lay off workers and euthanize research animals due to funding freeze
Harvard University professors are grappling with difficult – sometimes life or death - decisions, after being ordered to stop ...
Trump admin threatens to withdraw Harvard from Student and Exchange Visitor Program: ‘Privilege to have foreign students … not a guarantee’
DHS Secretary Kristi Noem demanded Harvard provide DHS with information related to potential “illegal” and “violent” ...
What happens if a president and the federal government fail to follow a judge's orders?
Separately, the federal judge presiding over the case of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, the man the government wrongly deported to El Salvador, chastised the administration Tuesday for its inaction amid signs ...
Trump’s Threats Force Institutions to Choose: Cut a Deal or Fight Back
In a hint of a shift in strategy, some of the country’s most powerful institutions have started choosing to resist.