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Harvard won’t comply with Trump admin’s demands amid threats of cutting federal funding

Harvard University’s top official told members of the community that the Massachusetts-based school will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands, despite risking the loss of grants and contracts to conduct research on «groundbreaking innovations.»
Harvard President Alan M. Garber sent a defiant letter to members of the university community on Monday, saying «no government… should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.»
«For three-quarters of a century, the federal government has awarded grants and contracts to Harvard and other universities to help pay for work that, along with investments by the universities themselves, has led to groundbreaking innovations across a wide range of medical, engineering, and scientific fields,» Garber wrote. «These innovations have made countless people in our country and throughout the world healthier and safer.
«Over the last several weeks, the federal government has threatened its partnerships with several universities, including Harvard, over accusations of antisemitism on our campuses. These partnerships are among the most productive and beneficial in American history,» he continued.
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Harvard University President Alan Garber sent a letter to the school’s community saying the school will not comply with the Trump administration’s demands amid threats of losing federal funding. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images)
Garber pointed to research the university has conducted, including life-changing advancements like treatments for Alzheimer’s, Parkinsons and diabetes, as well as breakthroughs in artificial intelligence, quantum science, engineering and other areas.
The university president said the federal government was risking not just the health and well-being of millions of individuals by retreating from partnerships with Harvard and other universities, but also the economic security and vitality of the country.
«Late Friday night, the administration issued an updated and expanded list of demands, warning that Harvard must comply if we intend to ‘maintain [our] financial relationship with the federal government,’» Garber wrote. «It makes clear that the intention is not to work with us to address antisemitism in a cooperative and constructive manner. Although some of the demands outlined by the government are aimed at combating antisemitism, the majority represent direct governmental regulation of the ‘intellectual conditions’ at Harvard.»
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Harvard faculty and staff hold signs from inside Harvard Yard during a press conference by faculty supporters of the Harvard Out of Palestine coalition outside Harvard Yard. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe via Getty Images)
He encouraged the community to read the letter, pointing out that it requires Harvard to «audit» the viewpoints of the student body, staff, and faculty, while also reducing the power of certain students, faculty and administrators due to their ideological views.
«We have informed the administration through our legal counsel that we will not accept their proposed agreement,» Garber said. «The University will not negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights. The administration’s prescription goes beyond the power of the federal government. It violates Harvard’s First Amendment rights and exceeds the statutory limits of the government’s authority under Title VI. And it threatens our values as a private institution devoted to the pursuit, production, and dissemination of knowledge.
«No government—regardless of which party is in power—should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and which areas of study and inquiry they can pursue,» he added.
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FILE – Students protesting against the war in Gaza, and passersby walking through Harvard Yard, are seen at an encampment at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., on April 25, 2024. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis, File)
Garber said the university has made it clear that it does not take its moral duty to fight antisemitism lightly.
Over the past 15 months, he said, the university has taken many steps to address antisemitism at Harvard, and it plans to do more.
For instance, he said the university will continue to nurture a thriving culture of open inquiry on campus and broaden the intellectual and viewpoint diversity within the community.
He also said the university will respect free speech and dissent while also ensuring protest occurs in a time, place and manner that does not interfere with teaching, learning and research.
And finally, he said Harvard will work together to find ways, consistent with the law, to foster and support a vibrant community that exemplifies, respects and embraces differences.
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President Donald Trump has suspended federal funding from nearly all Ivy League universities over their failure to address antisemitism on their campuses. (Sean Rayford/Getty Images)
«These ends will not be achieved by assertions of power, unmoored from the law, to control teaching and learning at Harvard and to dictate how we operate. The work of addressing our shortcomings, fulfilling our commitments, and embodying our values is ours to define and undertake as a community,» Garber wrote. «Freedom of thought and inquiry, along with the government’s longstanding commitment to respect and protect it, has enabled universities to contribute in vital ways to a free society and to healthier, more prosperous lives for people everywhere. All of us share a stake in safeguarding that freedom. We proceed now, as always, with the conviction that the fearless and unfettered pursuit of truth liberates humanity—and with faith in the enduring promise that America’s colleges and universities hold for our country and our world.»
President Donald Trump has suspended federal funding to every Ivy League, besides Penn and Dartmouth, over investigations into anti-Israel protests that have taken place on their campuses since October 2023. Funding for dozens of other universities has also been impacted by investigations for the same reason.
Columbia University, which had more than $400 million in federal funding taken away, was the first Ivy League to lose money over its failure to make Jewish students feel safe on campus. The university caved to demands from the Trump administration late last month in hopes of restoring the funding.
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Earlier this month, a federal antisemitism task force announced a review of Harvard’s federal grants and contracts, worth nearly $9 billion, as the university faces an investigation into campus antisemitism.
The Trump administration has promised to be more aggressive in ending campus antisemitism after saying President Joe Biden did not hold universities accountable for their violent protests.
The administration has also made moves to detain and deport foreign students who participated in or orchestrated anti-Israel protests at American universities.
Fox News Digital’s Elizabeth Pritchett and The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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Una heladera, una TV, un teléfono y las «serenatas» de otros presos: así es la minúscula celda donde encarcelaron a Nicolas Sarkozy en pleno corazón de París

El martes 21 de octubre, Nicolas Sarkozy marcó un hito en la historia de Francia: se convirtió en el primer expresidente en ser encarcelado desde el final de la Segunda Guerra Mundial. Condenado a cinco años de prisión efectiva por financiar una campaña con dinero del dictador libio Gadafi, el exmandatario enfrentará su detención en el sector de aislamiento de la famosa prisión de la Santé, en pleno corazón de París.
Ubicada en el XIV arrondissement, entre la Place d’Italie y la Gare Montparnasse, la Santé es la única cárcel dentro de la ciudad. Allí, Sarkozy será alojado en una celda de 9 m² en el área de mayor seguridad del penal, un sector reservado para los detenidos considerados “vulnerables” o de alto perfil.
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Pocos lujos: así son por dentro las celdas de máxima seguridad de La Santé. (Foto: AFP).
Un régimen de aislamiento total y vigilancia permanente
El sector de aislamiento de la Santé es conocido por su seguridad extrema. Los internos permanecen completamente solos en sus celdas y, cuando salen para una breve caminata o para hacer algo de ejercicio, lo hacen sin compañía. Incluso en la biblioteca, la rutina es en soledad absoluta.
La senadora ecologista Anne Souyris visitó el lugar y describió el protocolo al sitio FranceInfo: “Cuando abren la celda, hay una trampa en la puerta. Los presos deben sacar las manos para que los esposen. Es realmente muy seguro”. La Santé es la única cárcel dentro de París. (Foto: AFP/Boris Horvat).
Las celdas son pequeñas, de apenas 9 metros cuadrados. Tienen una pequeña heladera, una cocina eléctrica rodeada de humedad, una televisión y un teléfono fijo en la pared.
El mobiliario es básico: una cama y, a veces, un colchón en el suelo para un segundo interno. Las condiciones, según los propios presos, dejan mucho que desear: “El problema es la ventilación de la ducha y la cocina. Las paredes se hinchan”, contó uno de ellos.

Una pequeña heladera, una cocina eléctrica y un teléfono fijo en la pared. Así es la celda donde detuvieron a Sarkozy. (Foto: gentileza France Info).
Sobrepoblación, violencia y un pasado de figuras polémicas
La Santé está sobrepoblada: aloja a 1237 detenidos, aunque su capacidad es de solo 657. Apenas una treintena de internos, menos del 3%, son considerados “vulnerables”, como Sarkozy.
Por el penal pasaron otros políticos famosos en Francia: Patrick Balkany, Claude Guéant, Bernard Tapie, el cantante Jean-Luc Lahaye y hasta el exjefe policial Michel Neyret.
Neyret, que estuvo ocho meses en aislamiento, recordó: “Las primeras noches, cada media hora te despiertan y prenden la luz para ver si no tenés pensamientos suicidas. Después, vienen las ‘serenatas’ de los otros presos, que gritan tu nombre toda la noche. Es el recibimiento que seguramente le espera a Sarkozy”.

Sarkozy será detenido en un sector para presos considerados «vulnerables». (Foto: gentileza France Info).
El clima puede ser hostil. Muchos internos seguramente no habrán olvidado las declaraciones del expresidente, que había prometido “limpiar la escoria con una hidrolavadora” o propuso la castración química para violadores. “Eso no le cayó bien a nadie. Nos sentíamos tratados como animales”, dijo un preso.
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Privilegios, rutina y la posibilidad de libertad anticipada
A pesar del aislamiento, Sarkozy tendrá acceso a los mismos servicios que el resto de los internos de ese sector: tres visitas semanales, un teléfono fijo en la celda y dos salidas diarias al patio.
Sin embargo, la rutina es monótona y el tiempo pasa lento. “No hay actividades, solo una hora de deporte y una hora y media de paseo”, explicó Pierre Botton, un exempresario que estuvo dos veces en la Santé. Nicolás Sarkozy junto a su esposa, la modelo y cantante Carla Bruni. (Foto: AFP/Julien De Rosa).
Desde el primer día, el expresidente podrá pedir la libertad provisional ante la Cámara de Apelaciones. El tribunal tendrá hasta dos meses para responder.
Minutos antes de despedirse de su esposa, la cantante y modelo Carla Bruni, y de entregarse esta mañana, Sarkozy escribió en la red social X: “Esta mañana encierran a un inocente”. Denunció un “escándalo judicial” y un “viacrucis”, y aseguró: “La verdad triunfará, pero el precio a pagar habrá sido abrumador”.

Policías vigilan la cárcel de La Santé a la espera de la llegada de Nicolás Sarkozy. (Foto: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann).
Días atrás, contó al diario Le Figaro que entraría a la cárcel “con la cabeza alta”, acompañado por una biografía de Jesús y el clásico libro “El Conde de Montecristo”, símbolo de los inocentes injustamente condenados. Hojas para matar la soledad.
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Former GOP senator emerges from private sector with new mission: ‘Somebody has to step up’

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EXCLUSIVE: Former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu of New Hampshire wants his old job back.
And on Wednesday, Sununu took a big first step towards returning to Capitol Hill as he announced his candidacy in the 2026 race to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen in New England’s only swing state.
Sununu, in a campaign launch video shared first nationally with Fox News Digital, said that nowadays «Congress just seems loud, dysfunctional, even angry,» and that he wants to «return to the Senate to help calm the waters.»
Sununu is a former three-term representative who defeated then-Gov. Shaheen in New Hampshire’s 2002 Senate election. But the senator lost to Shaheen in their 2008 rematch.
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Former Republican Sen. John E. Sununu of New Hampshire is interviewed by Fox News Digital, on Sept.15, 2025 in Rye, N.H. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)
Shaheen announced earlier this year that she wouldn’t seek re-election in next year’s midterms and Republicans are working to flip the seat as they aim to not only defend but expand their Senate majority.
Now, after nearly two decades in the private sector, Sununu is ready to return to the Senate campaign trail in New England’s only swing state.
«Maybe you’re surprised that I’m running for the Senate again,» Sununu says to the camera in his video. «I’m a bit surprised myself. Why would anyone subject themselves to everything going on there right now. Well, somebody has to step up and lower the temperature. Somebody has to get things done.»
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Sununu is a brand name in New Hampshire politics. The former senator’s father, John H. Sununu, is a former governor who later served as chief of staff in then-President George H.W. Bush’s White House. And one of his younger brothers is former Gov. Chris Sununu, who won election and re-election to four two-year terms steering the Granite State.
But Sununu won’t have a glide path to the GOP nomination.
Former ambassador and former Sen. Scott Brown, who was elected and served three years in the Senate in neighboring Massachusetts, and who, as the 2014 GOP Senate nominee in New Hampshire, narrowly lost to Shaheen during her first re-election, jumped into the race in late June.

Former Sen. Scott Brown, who launched a Republican Senate campaign in New Hampshire in June, is interviewed by Fox News Digital, on July 4, 2025, in Exeter, N.H. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News )
«Our campaign will have the necessary resources for the long haul, and allow me to campaign the only way I know how: relentless hard work and a focus on retail politics that Granite State voters expect,» Brown said after Fox News first reported that he hauled in roughly $1.2 million in fundraising the past three months.
Brown has repeatedly taken aim at Sununu the past month over the former senator’s lack of past support for President Donald Trump, who holds immense clout over the GOP.
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Sununu served as national co-chair on the 2016 Republican presidential campaign of then-Ohio Gov. John Kasich, who declined to support Trump as the party’s nominee.
And Sununu, along with then-Gov. Chris Sununu, endorsed former ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary, as she battled Trump for the nomination.
And on the eve of the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, the former senator wrote an opinion piece titled «Donald Trump is a loser,» that ran in the New Hampshire Union Leader, the state’s largest daily newspaper.
Brown endorsed Trump ahead of his 2016 New Hampshire primary victory, which launched him toward the GOP presidential nomination and ultimately the White House. Brown later served as U.S. ambassador to New Zealand during Trump’s first term.

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H., seen speaking at a policy event in Concord, New Hampshire on Oct. 22, 2024, is not seeking re-election next year. (Steven Senne/AP Photo)
«Anyone who thinks that a never Trump, corporate lobbyist who hasn’t won an election in a quarter century will resonate with today’s GOP primary voters is living in a different universe. While John was supporting John Kasich in 2016, I was campaigning with Donald Trump,» Brown charged in a statement to Fox News.
And pointing to Sununu’s past decade and a half in the private sector, Brown argued that «while John was fighting for special interests, I was serving in the first Trump administration. While John was wooing the DC establishment this summer, I have been working with grassroots activists across the Granite State. Senate seats are earned, not handed down.»
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Trump, whose endorsement in Republican primaries is extremely influential, has remained neutral to date.
But the president may be willing to overlook Sununu’s past jabs.
Earlier this year, when Chris Sununu flirted with a Senate bid after leaving office, Trump urged him to run.
The younger Sununu, who was Haley’s top supporter and surrogate in New Hampshire, repeatedly criticized Trump during the 2024 Republican presidential primaries.

Former Ambassador and former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, center, is joined by then-New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu, right, as they visit a polling location to greet voters casting ballots in the state’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary, on Jan. 23, 2024, in Hampton, New Hampshire. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
Trump told reporters in April that he had met with the former governor in the Oval Office and that he’d «support him fully.»
«He’s been very nice to me over the last year or so,» Trump added. «I hope he runs. I think he’ll win that seat.»
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And a national Republican strategist familiar with the Senate race in New Hampshire told Fox News Digital last month, «President Trump appreciates winners and understands that John E. Sununu puts this race on the map for Republicans.»
As Fox News reported, Sununu met last month with Senate Majority Leader John Thune and former Sen. Cory Gardner, who served as chair of the Senate Leadership Fund, which is the top super PAC supporting Senate Republicans. National Republicans view Sununu as the strongest candidate to win back the seat in New Hampshire.

New Hampshire Democratic Senate candidate Rep. Chris Pappas is interviewed by Fox News Digital on July 4, 2025, in Portsmouth, N.H. (Paul Steinhauser/Fox News Digital)
Four-term Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas, who launched his Senate campaign in early April, is the clear frontrunner for his party’s nomination.
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While New Hampshire has for over a century held the first-in-the-nation presidential primary, its state primary, which will be held next September, is one of the last-in-the-nation.
While Republicans have had success in state elections — they control the governor’s office and both chambers of the state legislature — the GOP hasn’t won a Senate election in New Hampshire since 2010.
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