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Trump Freezes $2.2B in Harvard Funds After Defiant Rebuff

Harvard University has openly defied the Trump administration’s demands on campus policy changes, risking a $2.2 billion freeze in federal grants and contracts. The institution stands firm against requirements to curtail DEI programs and ideological screening, challenging the administration’s funding threats in a major showdown over academic freedom and politics.

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