Harvard University has refused to comply with demands from the Trump administration, leading to the federal government freezing $2.2 billion in multi-year grants and a $60 million contract. The administration’s demands included reducing student and faculty power, reporting foreign student misconduct, and ensuring viewpoint diversity. Harvard President Alan Garber criticized government interference in private education. Matt Gagnon argued that Harvard, despite receiving federal funds, should not accept government money if it disagrees with the attached conditions, citing Hillsdale College as an example of a school that consistently refuses federal funds to maintain independence.
Two unvaccinated Pennsylvania residents have died after being infected with measles, the first U.S. deaths this year related to the contagious virus. State health officials announced the deaths Tuesday. They did not reveal any details about the people who died, other than that they lived in Lancaster County, west of Philadelphia.
Communities still recovering from last weekend's hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters.
As the long, contentious primary season nears its end, Democratic voters elevated another progressive Senate candidate in Florida, while President Donald Trump's chosen candidate in his adopted home state, Republican Rep. Byron Donalds, won the nomination to be the state's first Black governor.
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