Trump, Harvard and grant money
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President Donald Trump has again trained his ire on Harvard University, accusing the school Monday of “judge shopping” in its legal battle with the White House and threatening to cut off $3 billion in federal grant funding over its handling of anti-Israel protests.
The administration has frozen funding and targeted international students as it presses the university for a stronger response to alleged antisemitism.
Grant terminations at Harvard have affected research on antibiotic resistance, identifying the earliest precursors of breast cancer and finding cures for ALS.
Trump’s push to strip Harvard of its student visa authority faces legal roadblocks as a judge intervenes and experts warn of fallout for 7,000 international students and beyond.
A federal judge said she plans to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the Trump administration from restricting foreign students from enrolling.