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Obama 'deeply concerned' with Trump crackdown on universities, law firms
Former President Obama said Thursday he was “deeply concerned” about President Trump’s crackdown on universities and law firms. “I’m more deeply concerned with a federal government that threatens ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump crackdown casts chill over international student programs
Colleges are increasingly worried about President Trump scaring away their international students. More than a million foreign-born scholars attend U.S. universities every year, bringing billions ...The Hill - 2d -
How Guantánamo Bay Figures in the Trump Immigration Crackdown
In two months, around 400 migrants have been held there, mostly Venezuelan and Nicaraguan citizens designated for deportation.The New York Times - 19h -
Trump administration reviewing alleged antisemitism at Harvard University
The Department of Education and other agencies are reviewing Harvard University for fostering antisemitism on its campus, Secretary Linda McMahon said Monday.ABC News - 4d -
Trump tariffs live updates: Universal 10% tariffs take effect
Trump's universal 10% levy against all countries went into effect early Saturday.ABC News - 4h -
Trump administration revokes visas of 10 Colorado international students, universities say
Students at the University of Colorado and Colorado State University have lost their visas, following a wave of high-profile arrests of international students across the country.NBC News - 2d -
Brown University to see federal funding halted by Trump administration
A White House official says the Trump administration is planning to halt more than half a billion dollars in contracts and grants awarded to Brown UniversityABC News - 1d -
Trump administration suspends a host of federal grants to Princeton University
The Trump administration cut funding to a host of Princeton University research projects, the school said Tuesday, making it the latest Ivy League institution whose federal backing has been reduced ...NBC News - 4d -
Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats
As the Trump administration threatens universities, the former president suggested schools shouldn’t be intimidated. But he also offered a critique of campus culture, saying it had too often shut ...The New York Times - 3h -
Trump immigration crackdowns threaten health caregiving. U.S. families are paying the price.
Anti-immigration policies threaten a key source of health care labor for nursing facilities and home health agencies that rely on foreign-born workers to fill jobs that don’t attract enough ...NBC News - 2d -
Trump Administration Set to Pause $510 Million for Brown University
The administration has now targeted five schools’ federal funding as part of a pledge to combat what it considers to be antisemitism on university campuses.The New York Times - 1d -
Trump plans to freeze $510 million for Brown University
Brown said it was unaware of "these rumors" about the Trump administration freezing federal grants.CBS News - 1d -
Tufts University pushes for release of student grabbed off the street by immigration officials
Tufts University petitioned a federal judge to release student Rümeysa Öztürk, some of the strongest pushback by a school against the Trump administration's arrests of foreign students in recent ...NBC News - 2d -
House Dems look to expand access to gender-affirming care amid Trump crackdown
More than two dozen House Democrats are looking to protect and expand availability to gender-affirming care for transgender youths and adults as the Trump administration takes steps to sharply curb ...The Hill - 4d -
American academics seek exile as Trump attacks universities
Professors flee elite US institutions in the face of what many characterise as a direct assault on education and scienceFinancial Times - 5d -
Trump’s tariffs in brief: universal levies and targeted retaliation
New duties imposed by US president will send shockwaves through global supply chainsFinancial Times - 2d -
Trump’s Use of Immigration Law Appears to Conflict With Limits Imposed by Congress
A crackdown targeting foreign students protesting Israel’s treatment of Palestinians conflicts with free-speech protections that lawmakers added in 1990.The New York Times - 4d -
Cornell University student activist whose visa was revoked announces departure from the U.S.
A Cornell University graduate student whose visa was revoked following his involvement in a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its actions against pro-Palestinian student protesters ...NBC News - 3d -
Judge orders White House to restore legal aid to unaccompanied migrant children
The temporary restraining order is another setback in less than a week for Trump’s immigration crackdown. A federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to temporarily restore ...The Guardian - 3d -
Trump administration suspends multiple Princeton research grants
The Trump administration has suspended multiple research grants with Princeton University, according to the school’s president. President Christopher Eisgruber sent a message to the university ...The Hill - 3d -
Jerry Nadler on Trump’s university attacks: ‘He doesn’t give a damn about antisemitism’
Congressman tells the Guardian Trump is exploiting fight against antisemitism as a ruse to stamp his will on schools. Jerry Nadler, the most senior Jewish member of the House of Representatives, ...The Guardian - 8h -
Zambia remove US-based players due to Trump immigration policy fears
Orlando Pride’s Barbra Banda among removals Immigration crackdowns led to decision The Zambia women’s national team have decided to remove their four US-based players from their squad for ...The Guardian - 2d -
Cartel smugglers at U.S.-Canada border advertise to migrants on TikTok | 60 Minutes
Migrants, some with help from smugglers found on TikTok, are crossing the U.S.-Canada border. A Sinaloa cartel member says President Trump's illegal immigration crackdown will not stop the smuggling.CBS News - 5d -
Trump administration to review $9bn in federal grants to Harvard
Latest escalation against elite universities follows recent withdrawal of funding to ColumbiaFinancial Times - 4d -
University of Minnesota says ICE detained graduate student
A graduate student at the University of Minnesota was detained by U.S.NBC News - 6d -
Trump Pauses Dozens of Federal Grants to Princeton
The Trump administration has sought to punish universities financially, saying they have not done enough to combat antisemitism or comply with other administration priorities.The New York Times - 3d -
Trump admin initiating review of Harvard contracts after Columbia concessions
The Trump administration announced on Monday it would be initiating a review of federal contracts with Harvard University, saying it will be an inquiry of a similar kind to the one it conducted at ...The Hill - 4d -
Trump officials to review $9bn in Harvard funds over antisemitism claims
Administration accuses university of failing to protect students and plans to look into federal grants and contracts. The Trump administration announced a review on Monday of $9bn in federal ...The Guardian - 4d -
Trump reveals these 2 new tariffs on "Liberation Day," April 2
On April 2, President Trump unveiled a universal import duty of 10% on all products, as well as reciprocal tariffs on imports from 90 nations.CBS News - 2d -
A Sneak Peek Inside Universal’s New Epic Universe Theme Park in Orlando
The new $7 billion theme park in Orlando opens in May. With it, Universal aims to challenge Disney by letting visitors explore lands based on movies and games.The New York Times - 9h -
Several Colorado students' visas revoked, universities say
At least nine students between the University of Colorado and Colorado State University have had their student visas revoked by the Department of Homeland Security, spokespeople for the schools ...CBS News - 3d -
A Prison Death Highlights Russia’s LGBTQ Crackdown
The Russian government has unleashed a wave of repression against L.G.B.T.Q. people, with the police raiding gay night clubs and investigators targeting people they suspect of being gay.The New York Times - 4d -
Colleges watch nervously as Columbia scrambles to appease Trump
Universities could soon face two tough options: bow to the Trump administration or fight back. The federal government has yet to restore $400 million in frozen funding to Columbia even after the ...The Hill - 4d -
Harvard receives Trump administration demands to continue funding
The Trump administration has sent its demands to Harvard University on policies it must change to avoid the loss of federal funding after the federal government opened a review into the billions of ...The Hill - 1d -
Trump Administration Will Review Billions in Funding for Harvard
The move follows the cancellation of roughly $400 million in funding for Columbia and the suspension of $175 million for the University of Pennsylvania.The New York Times - 4d -
Yale professor leaving US: Trump launching 'brutal attack' on freedom
A professor at Yale University said Monday he would be leaving his post and the country over the Trump administration’s “brutal attack” on free speech. “The message is that they’re going to do a ...The Hill - 4d -
70 percent oppose impeaching judges over Trump rulings: Poll
Most Americans oppose impeaching federal judges who have ruled against President Trump's spending cuts and agency closures, according to a new poll. In the Marquette University Law School poll, 70 ...The Hill - 1d -
‘Oligarchy’: Trump exempts big oil donors from tariffs package
Trump’s new 10% universal tariffs will not apply to many fossil fuel products in sign of his fealty, advocates say. US politics live – latest updates The sweeping package of tariffs unveiled ...The Guardian - 1d -
FBI searches homes of Indiana University cybersecurity professor
FBI agents executed search warrants last week at two homes owned by Indiana University computer science professor XiaoFeng Wang and his wife.NBC News - 4d -
Watch: Key moments from Trump's 'Liberation Day' speech
The US president said universal 10% tariffs would go into effect for all countries starting 5 April.BBC News - 2d