Columbia cedes to Trump admin. demands after threat to withhold funds
Columbia University appears to have ceded to the Trump administration’s demands after a threat to withhold $400 million in federal funds.
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Columbia agrees to Trump administration's demands after funding cut
Columbia University said Friday it has agreed to a list of demands from the Trump administration as it seeks to begin talks to restore $400 million in federal funding. After the administration cut ...The Hill - 1d -
Columbia concedes to Trump administration demands
The Trump administration demanded changes at Columbia University over alleged antisemitism on campus, with the school facing a freeze of $400 million in federal funds if they refused to comply. NBC ...NBC News - 1d -
Columbia University cedes to Trump’s demands with series of reforms
Measures at Ivy League institution trigger concern over academic freedomFinancial Times - 1d -
Columbia University agrees to Trump demands in effort to restore federal funding
Columbia University has agreed to a list of demands by the Trump administration in order to start negotiations on restoring $400 million in federal funding that was stripped from the university ...NBC News - 1d -
Columbia under pressure to resist Trump administration demands
Scholars say government threat to further cut federal funding at Ivy League university contains ‘glaring legal problems’Financial Times - 6d -
Columbia Agrees to Trump’s Demands After Federal Funds Are Stripped
The administration has moved to cut $400 million in federal funding to the university without changes to its policies and rules.The New York Times - 21h -
Columbia University signals it will comply with Trump administration's demands
Columbia University signaled Wednesday that it would comply with the Trump administration's demands in return for restoring $400 million in federal funding, saying it would "engage in constructive ...NBC News - 3d -
Legal Experts Question Trump’s Authority to Cancel Columbia’s Funding
The government has demanded drastic changes to the university before it will consider reinstating $400 million. Lee C. Bollinger, the school’s former president, calls it an “existential threat.”The New York Times - 5d -
Medical Research at Columbia Is Imperiled After Trump Terminates Funding
Dozens of medical and scientific studies are ending or at risk of ending, leaving researchers scrambling to find alternative funding.The New York Times - 4d -
Trump Demands Major Changes in Columbia Discipline and Admissions Rules
A letter outlining “immediate next steps” arrived less than a week after the administration said it was canceling $400 million in grants and contracts.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Jewish scholars condemn cancelation of federal funding to Columbia
A group of 400 Jewish professors and students have written a letter condemning the cancelation of some $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, a move the Trump administration says ...The Hill - 2d -
Duffy threatens to withhold funds over NYC subway crime
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy threatened to withhold federal transit funds from the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority (MTA) in a Tuesday letter urging city leaders to reassess their ...The Hill - 3d -
Trump cancels $400 million in federal funds to Columbia University
The Trump administration announced Friday that it is canceling $400 million in federal grants to Columbia University, saying the school is not doing enough to protect its Jewish students against ...NBC News - Mar. 8 -
Under G.O.P., Congress Cedes Power to Trump, Eroding Its Influence
On spending, oversight and other issues, Republican lawmakers have willingly ceded power traditionally reserved for Congress to the Trump White House.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
Sen. Slotkin wants assurances Trump will spend money 'the way Congress intends' funding bill vote
Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., on Sunday said that she would "withhold" her decision on how to vote to fund the government until Congress gets assurances from the Trump administration that money ...NBC News - Mar. 9 -
Former Columbia student Mahmoud Khalil's lawyers seeking immediate release on free speech grounds
Nearly 100 protesters were arrested Thursday after staging a sit-in at Trump Tower demanding former Columbia student and pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil's release from an ICE facility in ...CBS News - Mar. 14 -
Iran’s supreme leader rails against Trump’s ‘bullying’ military threat
Ayatollah Khamenei says US demand to reopen talks on Iran’s nuclear programme is aimed at domination. Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has criticised what he described as bullying ...The Guardian - Mar. 8 -
Trump administration outlines 'next steps' toward restoring Columbia grants
The Trump administration sent a letter to Columbia University outlining “next steps” the institution must take to restore some of its federal funding. The administration earlier this month cut ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Trump antisemitism task force chief: Columbia settlement 'not even close'
Leo Terrell, chief of the Federal Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, says Columbia University is “not even close” to meeting the Trump administration's demands for reforms in order to return some ...The Hill - 1d -
Columbia University announces mask ban, hiring of special officers
Columbia University has announced a new mask ban, the hiring of special officers and other new policies in response to the Trump administration's list of demands.CBS News - 22h -
Universities in precarious position as Trump uses research funding as a wedge
The Trump administration is taking advantage of the entanglement of university finances and government funding, seeking to put schools on a short leash tied to their research capabilities. ...The Hill - 6d -
‘Full of despair’: Senate Dems look to regroup after losing shutdown fight
Democrats are openly questioning whether they lost their last point of leverage by ceding to Republicans in the latest skirmish over funding the government.Politico - 5d -
Immigrant detention centers are at capacity, Trump admin officials say
The Department of Homeland Security is working with several agencies to increase bed space as they ask Congress for more funding.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Climate United Sues E.P.A. Over Frozen $20 Billion
In a lawsuit, Climate United claims the E.P.A. is illegally withholding funds that have become a target of the Trump administration.The New York Times - Mar. 8 -
Nationwide protests planned after arrest of former Columbia University activist by ICE
Nationwide protests are planned this weekend after Mahmoud Khalil, a former Columbia University student activist, was arrested by immigration authorities, fueling tensions between the Trump ...NBC News - Mar. 15 -
Spending Bill Omits Billions for Local Projects as Congress Cedes Power to Trump
The stopgap measure the G.O.P. is pushing to avert a government shutdown omits billions of dollars in member-requested projects, another way in which Congress has ceded its power on federal spending.The New York Times - Mar. 14 -
House members demand release of Palestinian activist arrested at Columbia
Fourteen members of Congress have signed a letter demanding the release of Columbia University student Mahmoud Khalil, who was detained by ICE last week.ABC News - Mar. 11 -
Judge demands answers after Trump administration ignores rulings over deportation flights
A judge is demanding answers as to why the Trump administration ignored his ruling on a series of deportation flights. According to the Constitution, the decision should have been binding. However, ...CBS News - 4d -
USDA pauses funding to University of Maine after Trump clash with governor
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced Tuesday it is temporarily pausing funding to the University of Maine System, a move that comes after President Trump and the state’s governor got ...The Hill - Mar. 11 -
Judge lashes out at Trump admin over deportation flights
A federal judge lashed out at the Trump administration Monday for refusing to answer questions about flights deporting Venezuelan migrants under the Alien Enemies Act after he ordered them to turn ...The Hill - 5d -
University in US agrees to Trump administration's demand for mask ban
The Trump administration has warned 60 universities funding may be cut if they do not address allegations of antisemitism on campuses.BBC News - 12h -
Columbia University’s Concessions to Trump Seen as a Watershed
Threatened with losing $400 million in federal funding, the university agreed to overhaul its protest policies and security practices.The New York Times - 2h -
Nearly 100 protesters arrested after sit-in at Trump Tower in NYC to demand release of Mahmoud Khalil
Nearly 100 protesters were arrested Thursday following a sit-in at Trump Tower in Manhattan to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil, a Palestinian activist detained over the weekend by federal ...NBC News - Mar. 13 -
USDA suspends Maine university funding after Trump row over transgender athletes
The Department of Agriculture has suspended funding at the University of Maine after President Trump clashed with Gov. Janet Mills over transgender athletic participation.NBC News - Mar. 12 -
Why Trump’s Ultimatum to Columbia Could Upend Higher Education
A demand for the university’s administration to place the Middle Eastern studies department under receivership could signal a broader crackdown across the United States.The New York Times - 2d -
Democrats have a ‘lot of soul searching’ before next funding fight
Congress is already looking to the next spending fight after a bitter culmination to the fiscal 2025 funding battle last week that took the threat of a shutdown off the table through September. ...The Hill - 4d -
Senate passes Trump-endorsed fix to avert DC budget cuts
Senators voted Friday to pass legislation to prevent cuts to the District of Columbia's local budget after city officials warned the District faced a $1 billion hit under a stopgap government ...The Hill - Mar. 14 -
Trump-backed plan to fund government raises GOP concerns on defense
Republicans are raising concerns about what the Trump-backed strategy to stave off next week’s government shutdown threat could mean for defense programs for the next six months. President Trump ...The Hill - Mar. 8 -
Democrats face demands to step up their opposition to Trump at fiery town halls
The base’s frustration with the party has mounted following the government funding fight, as Democratic lawmakers seek distance from Chuck Schumer.NBC News - 2d
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