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Pete Marocco, Who Helped Gut Foreign Aid for Trump, Leaves State Department
Pete Marocco, who worked with Elon Musk’s team to oversee the gutting of foreign aid and the dismantling of the main U.S. aid agency, has […]
Whitmer Shows How Democrats Are Playing With Fire in Cozying Up to Trump
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan stood glumly in the Oval Office, hoping no one would take her picture. She had not expected to be there, […]
Trump Has Targeted These Universities. Why?
The Trump administration is seeking to exert extraordinary influence over American universities by withholding the federal financial support that has flowed to campuses for decades. […]
Trump Administration Freezes $1 Billion for Cornell and $790 Million for Northwestern, Officials Say
The Trump administration has frozen more than $1 billion in funding for Cornell and $790 million for Northwestern amid civil rights investigations into both schools, […]
Trump Is Threatening School Funding. Here’s What Families Should Know.
It is unclear how the federal government might respond. Will mass federal layoffs affect classrooms? The Education Department’s work force is about half the size […]
Boston Faces Identity Crisis Amid Trump’s Cuts to University and Research Funding
For generations, students and researchers from around the world have flocked to Boston, drawn not just to a college or university but to a region […]
The Ex-Convict Who Turned Down Columbia’s Ph.D. Offer
After 30 years in prison, Ibrahim Rivera was headed to the Ivy League. Then he realized that because of Trump administration threats, the university could […]
Judge Permanently Bars N.I.H. From Limiting Medical Research Funding
A federal judge permanently barred the Trump administration on Friday from limiting funding from the National Institutes of Health that supports research at universities and […]
Federal Judge Blocks Trump’s Push to Shut Down Radio Free Europe
A federal judge on Tuesday temporarily blocked President Trump’s push to close down Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a federally funded news organization that was born […]