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May 13, 2025
International
United States Politics and Government
World

Trump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million in Grants to Harvard

The Trump administration on Tuesday canceled an additional $450 million in grants for Harvard University, a fresh broadside in the clash between the federal government and the oldest university in the country. There were no new accusations leveled at Harvard in a statement announcing the latest cuts, issued by the administration’s task force on antisemitism. […]

April 23, 2025
International
United States Politics and Government
World

Trump Signs Executive Order Targeting University Accreditors, and Other Education Orders

President Trump on Wednesday signed an executive order targeting college accreditors, a group of largely unknown but long-established companies that evaluate the educational quality and financial health of universities. The order, one of seven education-related measures he signed on Wednesday, was the latest move by Mr. Trump aimed at shifting the ideological tilt of the […]