Trump and Musk’s spectacular bust-up

Donald Trump has been all smiles with both Vladimir Putin and Volodymyr Zelenskyy over the last few days, but in trying to be ‘peacemaker-in-chief, is the president abandoning his ‘America First’ policy? Rachel Leingang and Andrew Roth discuss 

With a summit in Alaska and national guard troops in DC, Jonathan Freedland speaks to Susan Glasser of the New Yorker about the week that may dent the US president’s ‘strongman’ image 

Donald Trump needed his Maga base to focus on something other than the Jeffrey Epstein files. Enter Sydney Sweeney and the uproar over a jeans advert. This week, Jonathan Freedland speaks to politics reporter Amanda Marcotte about ‘cancel culture’ being a useful tool in a politic ... Show More

President Donald Trump has been on an escalating campaign to reorder elite higher education. The administration’s Anti-Semitism Task Force has frozen billions of dollars in federal funding after Harvard refused to comply with their demands. WSJ’s Douglas Belkin on the showdown be ... Show More

This week, we interviewed two people with leading roles in the rapidly escalating conflict between the Trump administration and American higher education. Today, we speak with the president of Princeton University, Christopher L. Eisgruber, about the institution’s path forward in ... Show More

Columbia University gave in to President Trump’s demands after he revoked roughly $400 million in federal funding. WSJ’s Douglas Belkin explains how the university made its decision, and the impact that may have on campuses across the country. Further Reading:  - Universities Spr ... Show More

Not content with demanding government oversight of Harvard's teaching and appointments, Donald Trump has directed his government to cease all federal funding of America's most prestigious university. And in a wider blow to academia, US embassies around the world have been ordered ... Show More

The Trump administration has already pulled grant money from Harvard and is threatening to do so at other institutions too. Meanwhile,the administration is pulling hundreds of student visas and moving to deport some. WSJ’s Doug Belkin explains how losing federal grant money could ... Show More

For Harvard students, this year’s graduation ceremony comes amid an intense standoff between one of America’s most prestigious universities and the United States government.Michael S. Schmidt, an investigative reporter for The Times, explains how the conflict escalated and what i ... Show More

Description: US President Donald Trump is in an ongoing standoff with America’s top universities. Harvard lost $2.3bn in federal funding after it refused to comply with the administration’s demands on admissions and diversity, equity and inclusion. Columbia complied with a simila ... Show More

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 hap ... Show More

The Trump Administration escalates its war against Harvard, barring the school from enrolling international students. Will other universities be next? Plus, we have new details on the man charged with gunning down two Israeli embassy staffers. And rapper Kid Cudi takes the stand ... Show More

The Trump administration is threatening to pull billions of dollars in funding from top universities across the country. Last week, it froze $1 billion meant for Cornell University and $750 million meant for Northwestern University. The two schools are currently being investigate ... Show More