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Trump Freezes $2.2 Billion in Harvard Funds Over Refusal to Change Campus Policies
The Trump administration on Monday froze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, escalating a political standoff over campus policies and free speech. The move came after Harvard declined to implement a series of sweeping policy changes demanded by a federal task force, which included eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, banning face masks during protests, and instituting merit-based admissions and hiring criteria. 
The Trump administration on Monday froze $2.2 billion in grants and $60 million in contracts to Harvard University, escalating a political standoff over campus policies and free speech. The move came after Harvard declined to implement a series of sweeping policy changes demanded by a federal task force, which included eliminating diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, banning face masks during protests, and instituting merit-based admissions and hiring criteria. -
US, Iran Begin ‘Indirect Nuclear Talks' as Trump Warns of Military Action
High-stakes talks between the United States and Iran began Saturday in Muscat, Oman, amid warnings from President Donald Trump that failure to reach a nuclear agreement could prompt military strikes. The negotiations, mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, mark the first interaction of this kind since Trump returned to office, with both sides confirming the talks will be indirect. 
High-stakes talks between the United States and Iran began Saturday in Muscat, Oman, amid warnings from President Donald Trump that failure to reach a nuclear agreement could prompt military strikes. The negotiations, mediated by Omani Foreign Minister Badr al-Busaidi, mark the first interaction of this kind since Trump returned to office, with both sides confirming the talks will be indirect. -
Egg Prices Hit Record High in March Despite Wholesale Drops and Fewer Bird Flu Cases
Egg prices in the United States climbed to an all-time high in March, reaching $6.23 per dozen, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, even as wholesale prices dropped and bird flu outbreaks declined. The data suggest that retailers may be slow to pass on savings, despite easing supply pressures and falling production costs. 
Egg prices in the United States climbed to an all-time high in March, reaching $6.23 per dozen, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, even as wholesale prices dropped and bird flu outbreaks declined. The data suggest that retailers may be slow to pass on savings, despite easing supply pressures and falling production costs. -
Trump Orders DOJ Investigation Into Former Officials Who Opposed Him, Escalates Retaliatory Measures
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed the Department of Justice to investigate two former senior officials who publicly opposed his first-term administration, marking a sharp escalation in his use of executive authority to retaliate against critics. 
President Donald Trump on Wednesday directed the Department of Justice to investigate two former senior officials who publicly opposed his first-term administration, marking a sharp escalation in his use of executive authority to retaliate against critics. -
Elon Musk Calls Trump Adviser Navarro ‘Truly a Moron’ Amid Tariff Clash
Tesla CEO Elon Musk launched a scathing public attack on Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro Tuesday, calling him a "moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks" in a heated exchange over tariffs and U.S. manufacturing policy. The dispute underscores widening fractures among President Donald Trump's allies over his administration's aggressive trade strategy. 
Tesla CEO Elon Musk launched a scathing public attack on Trump trade adviser Peter Navarro Tuesday, calling him a "moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks" in a heated exchange over tariffs and U.S. manufacturing policy. The dispute underscores widening fractures among President Donald Trump's allies over his administration's aggressive trade strategy. -
Software Failures Tied to Musk’s DOGE Reforms Crash Social Security Website, Delay Payments Nationwide
The Social Security Administration's website has suffered repeated crashes in recent weeks, disrupting benefit access for millions of Americans, amid an aggressive push by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to root out alleged fraud. 
The Social Security Administration's website has suffered repeated crashes in recent weeks, disrupting benefit access for millions of Americans, amid an aggressive push by the Trump administration and Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) to root out alleged fraud. -
Supreme Court Clears Trump to Resume Alien Enemies Act Deportations Amid Legal Firestorm
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime-era statute not invoked in over seven decades, handing the administration a temporary but consequential victory amid mounting legal challenges and accusations of executive overreach. 
The Supreme Court on Monday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to resume deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, a wartime-era statute not invoked in over seven decades, handing the administration a temporary but consequential victory amid mounting legal challenges and accusations of executive overreach. -
Musk Criticizes Trump’s Tariff Architect as Tesla Faces Sales Slump and Global Blowback
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lashed out at former Trump adviser Peter Navarro over the weekend, marking his first public comments since the president's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs triggered a $2.5 trillion global market downturn and wiped more than $30 billion from Musk's net worth. 
Tesla CEO Elon Musk lashed out at former Trump adviser Peter Navarro over the weekend, marking his first public comments since the president's sweeping "Liberation Day" tariffs triggered a $2.5 trillion global market downturn and wiped more than $30 billion from Musk's net worth. -
Senate Republicans Advance $5 Trillion Trump Tax Plan, Set Stage for Budget Showdown
The U.S. Senate early Saturday morning passed a Republican-led budget resolution aimed at extending former President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts and raising the federal debt ceiling by $5 trillion, setting up a contentious fiscal showdown with the House and within the GOP itself. 
The U.S. Senate early Saturday morning passed a Republican-led budget resolution aimed at extending former President Donald Trump's 2017 tax cuts and raising the federal debt ceiling by $5 trillion, setting up a contentious fiscal showdown with the House and within the GOP itself. -
Judge Orders Trump Administration to Return Wrongfully Deported Maryland Man From El Salvador
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident deported to El Salvador in March, after finding the government acted illegally in removing him from the United States despite an active court order protecting him from removal. 
A federal judge on Friday ordered the Trump administration to return Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland resident deported to El Salvador in March, after finding the government acted illegally in removing him from the United States despite an active court order protecting him from removal.
