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Apr 2025
48m 12s

Trump vs. Harvard

CNN
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First, we explore the standoff between the White House and America's wealthiest university. Billions of dollars are on the line, but Harvard says it's not budging. Plus, the Trump Administration says it does not have the power to bring back a man deported by accident. So what happens now? And it's tax day in the USA. Could your sensitive information soon be in the hands of DOGE? 

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