Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump
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Harvard’s President Alan Garber Talks About His Legal Fight With Trump

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Dr. Alan Garber, president of Harvard, disagrees with President Trump about many things. He is fighting Mr. Trump as the federal government tries to strip Harvard of billions of dollars in research funding and its nonprofit tax status. But Dr. Garber agrees with…

Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency
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Opinion | A Road Map of Trump’s Lawless Presidency

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Last month the House speaker, Mike Johnson, raised the possibility of eliminating some federal courts. “We do have the authority over the federal courts, as you know,” Mr. Johnson told reporters. “We can eliminate an entire district court. We have power of funding…

International Students Worry Even as Trump Temporarily Restores Some Legal Statuses
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International Students Worry Even as Trump Temporarily Restores Some Legal Statuses

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines When Karl Molden, a sophomore at Harvard University from Vienna, learned that the Trump administration had abruptly restored thousands of international students’ ability to legally study in the United States, he said he did not feel reassured. After all, immigration officials have insisted…

Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities
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Inside Trump’s Pressure Campaign on Universities

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Follow live updates on the Trump administration. As he finished lunch in the private dining room outside the Oval Office on April 1, President Trump floated an astounding proposal: What if the government simply canceled every dollar of the nearly $9 billion promised…

Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump
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Opinion | A Playbook for Law Firms and Colleges to Stand Up to President Trump

ByNews Polite

#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines In his attacks on law firms, universities and other American institutions, President Trump is relying on an illusion. The illusion is that the institutions are powerless to fight back and that they face a choice between principle and survival. These institutions do not…

Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats
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Obama Calls for Universities to Stand Up to Trump Administration Threats

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Former President Barack Obama urged universities to resist attacks from the federal government that violate their academic freedom in a campus speech on Thursday. He also said schools and students should engage in self-reflection about speech environments on their campuses. “If you are…

Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’
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Something Else for Europe and the U.S. to Disagree About: ‘Free Speech’

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines President Trump and Europe are clashing over tariffs, the war in Ukraine and the very purpose of the European Union’s existence. But they are also divided over free speech — with potentially far-reaching implications for how the digital world is regulated. The E.U….

London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House
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London Police Arrest Gaza Protest Planners at Quaker House

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#news #newstoday #topnews #newsupdates #trendingnews #topstories #headlines Quakers in Britain are reeling from what they say is an unheard-of violation of one of their places of worship by police officers who forced their way into a meeting house in London and arrested activists gathered there to plan Gaza war protests….