Overview

• The White House cut an additional $100 million in federal contracts with Harvard and is weighing plans to redirect about $3 billion in research grants to U.S. trade schools
• Earlier this spring, the administration froze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts and threatened to strip Harvard’s certification to enroll international students
• Harvard sued the Trump administration, arguing that the funding cuts and visa curbs infringe on free-speech rights guaranteed by the First Amendment
• Officials have justified the measures by accusing Harvard of failing to address campus antisemitism and left-wing bias
• The First Lady’s office confirmed that Barron Trump never applied to Harvard, debunking social media rumors that his admissions status motivated the funding actions