Trump threatens to cut another $1 billion in Harvard funding — WSJ

US President Donald Trump is threatening to cut another $1 billion in funding for Harvard University, this time targeting health research, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, as the administration's row with elite schools for allowing pro-Palestine protests escalates.

Harvard pushed back last week, rejecting demands for control of its student body, faculty and curriculum, saying that would cede control of the university to the government.

Within hours of Harvard taking its stand, the administration announced it was freezing $2.3 billion in federal funding to the school and the next day threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status.

The Journal, citing people familiar with the matter, reported that the plans to pull an additional $1 billion in research funds arose after administration officials thought a long list of demands they sent Harvard on 11 April was a confidential starting point for negotiations, and were surprised when Harvard released the letter to the public.