President Trump issued a new threat to Harvard University on Tuesday after the federal government froze $2.2 billion in grant funding for the institution, suggesting that the Ivy League school “should lose its tax-exempt status and be taxed as a political entity.” The president’s latest statement came after the Cambridge, Massachusetts institution announced Monday that
Washington — Lawyers for the Justice Department and a Maryland man who was mistakenly deported to El Salvador will meet again Tuesday in federal court as the Trump administration faces scrutiny following a Supreme Court ruling that said it must facilitate the release of the man, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, from a Salvadoran prison. The two
In private conversations weeks ago, senior advisers close to President Trump warned that some tariff proposals could have devastating effects on global financial markets and send the U.S. economy spiraling. The White House has taken pains to say administration officials are unified on the tariff effort announced on April 2, which the White House dubbed
Mohsen Mahdawi, a Palestinian man involved in protests at Columbia University, was taken into custody by federal agents Monday when he arrived at a citizenship interview in Vermont, his attorneys said in court filings. Mahdawi’s detention comes as the Trump administration fights to deport fellow Columbia activist Mahmoud Khalil. Mahdawi’s legal team told CBS News
Vice President JD Vance dropped Ohio State University‘s national football championship trophy during a celebration at the White House on Monday. Vance — an Ohio State alumnus — tried to lift up the trophy, but it appeared to separate from its base as the vice president bobbled it in his hands. With the Marine Corps
Washington — A federal judge in Vermont considered Monday whether to release a Tufts University Ph.D. student as she challenges her detention as a violation of her free speech rights. Rumeysa Ozturk, a Turkish doctoral student at the Massachusetts university, was detained by immigration authorities last month outside of her apartment because her student visa
Washington — The White House released the results of President Trump’s physical on Sunday, in which the White House physician detailed that the president “remains in excellent health.” “His active lifestyle continues to contribute significantly to his well-being,” Capt. Sean Barbabella, Mr. Trump’s physician, wrote in a summary of the results of the president’s physical. Barbabella