Overview

• Trump told reporters the agreement would have Harvard fund roughly $500 million to operate trade schools focused on AI and technical skills.
• Education Secretary Linda McMahon was quoted as handling the final paperwork, with the president saying the parties were close to completion.
• Fox News reported the deal would restore about $2.4 billion in federal research grants that the administration moved to freeze earlier this year.
• Harvard and the White House have not confirmed an agreement, and outlets noted that final terms have not been made public.
• A federal judge previously ordered the administration to reverse research funding cuts, criticizing the freeze as retaliatory, as talks over a broader resolution continued.