Trump says his administration has reached an agreement with Harvard

President Donald Trump told reporters that his administration had reached an agreement with Harvard on Tuesday, in what could possibly defuse one of the highest profile fights between his administration and US education. “All you have to do is ask,” Trump told education secretary Linda McMahon during an executive order that signed in the Oval Office on Tuesday. “It would be great,” he said without providing additional details. Harvard did not immediately respond to requests to comment. Harvard and the administration are locked up in a months-long downtime over federal financing at the Ivy League institution. While Trump Harvard initially accused him of failing to embark on anti -Semitism after Hamas’ attack on October 2023 on Israel, the struggle expanded to include the allegations of political prejudice, the investigation into China and opposition to diversity efforts. Harvard achieved a significant legal victory this month when a judge said the government had violated the university’s free speech rights by warding off more than $ 2 billion in research funding. Although the two parties negotiated over a settlement, the White House increased pressure at the university. The US Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday that it refers to Harvard for administrative suspension and unbundling proceedings, a step that will exclude the school to enter into contracts with all government agencies or receive any federal financing, including research awards and student assistance. The move comes a little over a week after $ 46 million to previously frozen federal grants from HHS to Ivy League University began flowing back after a district judge ruled earlier this month that the Trump administration suspension was illegal. The administration said it would appeal on that decision. Trump’s assault on the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based school, has caused a national debate on academic freedom, ideological diversity on campuses, the use of race in admissions and rent and the role of government in support of higher education and research. With the help of Janet Lorin. © 2025 Bloomberg MP This article was generated from an automatic news agency feed without edits to text.