On Memorial Day, Trump revived the fight with Harvard by threatening to strip away billions in federal money and redirect it to trade schools. The move followed days of escalating punishment against the university, including the earlier attempt to block its enrollment of international students, and it kept the administration on a collision course with judges, researchers, and higher-ed critics. It also handed opponents an easy example of Trump using federal power like a grievance cannon instead of a governing tool.
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Trump doubles down on the Harvard money brawl
On Memorial Day, Trump revived the fight with Harvard by threatening to strip away billions in federal money and redirect it to trade schools. The move followed days of escalating punishment against the university, including the earlier attempt to block its enrollment of international students, and it kept the administration on a collision course with judges, researchers, and higher-ed critics. It also handed opponents an easy example of Trump using federal power like a grievance cannon instead…
On Memorial Day, Trump revived the fight with Harvard by threatening to strip away billions in federal money and redirect it to trade schools. The move followed days of escalating punishment against the university, including the earlier attempt to block its enrollment of international students, and it kept the administration on a collision course with judges, researchers, and higher-ed critics. It also handed oppone…
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