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Linda McMahon blasts Harvard in scathing letter telling elite university it will no longer get federal grants
Secretary of Education Linda McMahon sent a scathing letter to Harvard University President Alan Garber on Monday, not only blasting the Massachusetts Ivy League school’s handling of antisemitism on campus but also advising school officials to refrain from applying for future federal grants because they will not «be provided.»
In her no-holds-barred letter, McMahon told Garber that the federal government has a «sacred responsibility» to be an important steward of American taxpayer funds, adding that the school has amassed a largely tax-free $53.2 billion endowment and receives billions of dollars in taxpayer funds each year.
«Receiving such taxpayer funds is a privilege, not a right,» she wrote. «Yet instead of using these funds to advance the education of its students, Harvard is engaging in a systemic pattern of violating federal law. Where do many of these ‘students’ come from, who are they, how do they get into Harvard, or even into our country – and why is there so much HATE? These are questions that must be answered, among many more, but the biggest question of all is, why will Harvard not give straightforward answers to the American public?»
She also said the university has «made a mockery» of the higher education system in the U.S., inviting foreign students to its campuses who engage in violent behavior and show contempt for the U.S.
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Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent a scathing letter to Harvard University President Alan Garber, advising him to not apply for federal grants because they will not be provided. (Getty Images)
McMahon slammed the school for adopting an «embarrassing» remedial math program for undergraduates, questioning why a school that’s so difficult to get admitted to has to teach low-level mathematics.
She called Harvard out for being embroiled in plagiarism scandals and lambasted the school for allowing Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review to engage in «ugly racism.»
McMahon blasted Harvard for hiring former Mayors Bill de Blasio of New York City and Lori Lightfoot of Chicago to teach «leadership» at its School of Public Health.
«This is like hiring the captain of the Titanic to teach navigation to future captains of the sea,» she said.
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«The above concerns are only a fraction of the long list of Harvard’s consistent violations of its own legal duties. Given these and other concerning allegations, this letter is to inform you that Harvard should no longer seek GRANTS from the federal government, since none will be provided,» McMahon later wrote. «Harvard will cease to be a publicly funded institution and can instead operate as a privately-funded institution, drawing on its colossal endowment, and raising money from its large base of wealthy alumni.
«You have an approximately $53 billion head start, much of which was made possible by the fact that you are living within the walls of, and benefiting from, the prosperity secured by the United States of America and its free-market system you teach your students to despise,» she added.
In closing, McMahon reminded Garber that the Trump administration had been willing to maintain federal funding to Harvard as long as the school complied with federal law to protect and promote student welfare and stop racial preferencing.
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Harvard President Alan Garber (Screenshot/NBC)
«The proposed common-sense reforms – which the Administration remains committed to – include a return to merit-based admissions and hiring, an end to unlawful programs that promote crude identity stereotypes, disciplinary reform and consistent accountability, including for student groups, cooperation with Law Enforcement, and reporting compliance with the Department of Education, Department of Homeland Security, and other Federal Agencies,» McMahon said. «The Administration’s priorities have not changed, and today’s letter marks the end of new grants for the university.»
Harvard confirmed to Fox News Digital that it received a letter from the administration on Monday.
«Today, we received another letter from the administration doubling down on demands that would impose unprecedented and improper control over Harvard University and would have chilling implications for higher education,» a Harvard spokesperson said. «Today’s letter makes new threats to illegally withhold funding for lifesaving research and innovation in retaliation against Harvard for filing its lawsuit on April 21.
«Harvard will continue to comply with the law, promote and encourage respect for viewpoint diversity, and combat antisemitism in our community. Harvard will also continue to defend against illegal government overreach aimed at stifling research and innovation that make Americans safer and more secure,» the spokesperson continued.
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President Donald Trump holds an executive order relating to education in the Oval Office on April 23, 2025. (AP NEWSROOM)
McMahon’s letter comes just days after President Donald Trump declared that his administration was going to be taking away Harvard’s tax-exempt status.
Trump made the announcement after Fox News reported that his administration asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status. The Ivy League school’s failure to address antisemitism on campus is grounds for losing its 501(c)(3) status, sources said at the time.
Trump argued in mid-April that Harvard had «lost its way» and didn’t deserve federal funding.
«Harvard has been hiring almost all woke, Radical Left, idiots and ‘birdbrains’ who are only capable of teaching FAILURE to students and so-called ‘future leaders,’» Trump wrote on Truth Social. «Look just to the recent past at their plagiarizing President, who so greatly embarrassed Harvard before the United States Congress.»
Harvard has become a target of Trump’s broader crackdown on universities, much of which is in response to last year’s anti-Israel unrest that erupted on campuses across the country.
On April 11, the Trump administration sent a letter to Garber and Harvard Corporation Lead Member Penny Pritzker outlining the institution’s failures and a list of demands from the White House. In the letter, the administration accused Harvard of failing to uphold civil rights laws and to foster an «environment that produces intellectual creativity.»
The Trump administration threatened to pull federal funding if Harvard did not reform governance and leadership as well as its hiring and admissions practices by August 2025. The letter emphasized the need for Harvard to change its international admissions process to avoid admitting students who are «hostile» to American values or support terrorism or antisemitism.
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Harvard refused to comply with the demands, with Garber saying that «no government… should dictate what private universities can teach, whom they can admit and hire, and areas of study and inquiry they can pursue.»
The Trump administration then froze $2.2 billion in funding to Harvard and is reportedly looking to slash another billion, according to the Wall Street Journal.
The university later filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration over its «unlawful» freezing of funds.
Fox News’ Greg Norman, Andrea Margolis, Alexis McAdams and Rachel Wolf contributed to this report.
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El Índice de Confianza de la Actividad Económica de Honduras sube a 63.2 puntos en febrero, según el Banco Central
El índice de Confianza de la Actividad Económica (ICAE) de Honduras experimentó una mejora significativa en febrero de 2026, alcanzando los 63.2 puntos según la más reciente Encuesta de Expectativas de Analistas Macroeconómicos (EEAM), publicada por el Banco Central de Honduras (BCH). Este resultado representa un salto notable respecto al mes anterior, cuando el índice se situó en 53,8 puntos, y evidencia una percepción marcadamente optimista sobre el desempeño presente y futuro de la economía hondureña.
De acuerdo con el informe, “el índice de Confianza de la Actividad Económica alcanzó 63.2 puntos, ubicándose en zona de expansión (mayor a 50.0 puntos) por segundo mes consecutivo, explicado en 47.1% por el resultado de la actividad económica actual y en 52.9% por la actividad económica futura”. Esto implica que la confianza no solo está sustentada por la coyuntura actual, sino también por una expectativa positiva hacia los próximos meses.
La encuesta fue compilada por el BCH entre el 9 y 17 de febrero de 2026 y, aunque reúne opiniones de analistas independientes y no constituye una proyección oficial del banco emisor, es una herramienta clave para medir el pulso macroeconómico del país. Según los analistas consultados, el dinamismo económico de este año se fundamenta en varios factores: “la dinámica del consumo privado -apoyada en parte por la captación de remesas familiares-, mayor inversión pública y privada, inflación baja y estable, reservas internacionales en niveles sólidos y la reducción en la medición del riesgo país son elementos que brindan certidumbre sobre el desempeño esperado de la economía nacional”.
En este sentido, los consultados prevén que el Producto Interno Bruto (PIB) hondureño podría crecer alrededor del 3,7% en 2026, lo que se mantendría dentro del rango de estimación de la Revisión del Programa Monetario 2025-2026. Para 2027, las expectativas también son positivas, con una proyección de crecimiento del 3,8%. Estas cifras se sustentan en la valoración de los analistas respecto a las políticas macroeconómicas implementadas, que han favorecido la captación de inversión y la recuperación de la actividad económica.
Respecto a la estabilidad de precios, la encuesta indica que las expectativas de inflación para cierre de año se ubican en torno al 4,37%, es decir, dentro del rango de tolerancia de 4.0% ± 1.0 pp establecido por el BCH. Los consultados consideran que “la tendencia decreciente de la inflación para los horizontes analizados se explicaría por la aplicación oportuna de medidas de política monetaria y menores presiones inflacionarias externas”. Sin embargo, advierten que factores como “el incremento de precios de los alimentos, de los combustibles y su impacto en las tarifas de la energía eléctrica, y de ciertos bienes importados” aún podrían incidir en la evolución de los precios durante el año.
En cuanto a riesgos y posibles desafíos, los analistas señalan que la reducción en los precios internacionales del café, los efectos adversos del cambio climático y los actuales conflictos internacionales podrían afectar las perspectivas económicas. Sin embargo, se mantiene la expectativa de que las autoridades continúen priorizando la calidad del gasto y la inversión pública, lo cual podría amortiguar parte de estos impactos.
Finalmente, es de destacar que la mayor confianza también está ligada a “los acercamientos con el gobierno de los Estados Unidos de América”, pues los analistas esperan que ello “logre beneficios para Honduras en términos de política arancelaria y migratoria”. Así, el repunte del ICAE en febrero de 2026 representa no solo un reflejo del entorno actual, sino también de las apuestas a futuro en política económica e integración internacional del país.
Cabe recordar que la opinión de los analistas consultados por la EEAM refleja exclusivamente el consenso de expertos del sector privado, financiero y académico del país. Sin embargo, la solidez de la mejora registrada en el índice constituye una señal relevante para inversionistas, empresarios y tomadores de decisiones sobre la ruta hacia la consolidación económica de Honduras para los próximos años.
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The suspect authorities say killed an ROTC instructor at Old Dominion University had previously been convicted of providing material support to ISIS but received a shorter prison sentence than federal prosecutors sought before his release in 2024, according to court records.
Mohamed Jalloh, a naturalized U.S. citizen originally from Sierra Leone, entered a classroom Thursday at the Norfolk school and opened fire after confirming it was an ROTC class, killing Lt. Col. Brandon Shah, authorities said. The FBI’s Norfolk Field Office said ROTC cadets physically subdued Jalloh and stopped the attack, adding that their actions «rendered [him] no longer alive.»
«The horrific tragedy that occurred today on ODU’s campus never should have happened,» Rep. Jennifer Kiggans, R-Va., said following the attack.
Court records show Jalloh was arrested in 2016 for providing material support to ISIS.
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Mohamed Bailor Jalloh was identified by authorities as the shooter at Old Dominion University on Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo)
Federal prosecutors sought a 20-year prison sentence, but Senior U.S. District Judge Liam O’Grady ultimately sentenced him to 132 months — roughly 11 years.
According to prosecutors, a now-deceased ISIS member overseas arranged contact between Jalloh and an individual he believed to be a fellow supporter but who was actually an FBI confidential human source. Investigators said Jalloh also traveled to Nigeria in connection with the plot.
The overseas terrorist wanted an attack carried out, while Jalloh told the FBI source he decided not to renew his enlistment with the Virginia Army National Guard after listening to lectures from Al Qaeda terrorist Anwar al-Awlaki — a New Mexico native against whom President Barack Obama ordered a fatal drone strike in 2011.
«The defendant was fully aware of what he was doing, and the consequences of those actions. His only misgivings seemed to be a fear that he would waver at the critical moment,» prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memorandum obtained by the Associated Press.
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O’Grady later handed down an 11-year sentence that included mental health treatment and substance abuse testing, according to the wire service, and Jalloh was ultimately released in 2024.
Jalloh’s release also required no contact with any terrorist organizations and computer monitoring during probation.
«Jalloh was sentenced in 2017 to 132 months in prison for providing material support to ISIS. The [government] had asked for a sentence of 240 months, the statutory maximum,» former federal prosecutor William Shipley wrote on X.
«The Judge who imposed the reduced sentence was Senior Judge Liam O’Grady, in the Eastern District of Virginia, a GWB appointee. Judge O’Grady announced he was taking Senior Status in June 2020 — right in the heart of the start of COVID, meaning there was no chance that Pres[ident] Trump would be able to get his replacement confirmed.»
«Joe Biden ended up nominating his replacement — Judge Patricia Giles.» Giles, he said, controversially ruled in 2024 that Virginia had illegally purged noncitizens from the voter rolls too close to that year’s election and ordered their restoration.
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Asked whether the spate of recent attacks shows a resurgence of ISIS threats to the homeland or if previously lax immigration policies have played a role, a spokesperson for National Counterterrorism Center Director Joe Kent pointed to recent comments he made after the Iran mission began:
«As the Iran conflict continues to unfold, ODNI’s National Counterterrorism Center is engaged and operating at full capacity, 24/7. We are tracking developments in real time, assessing any potential risks to the homeland, identifying emerging threats, and providing timely, actionable intelligence to the White House, law enforcement, and interagency partners to detect and prevent attacks against the American people,» Kent said.
Old Dominion University campus in Norfolk, Virginia, features academic buildings and landscaped grounds as a public research university serving southeastern Virginia and beyond. (John Greim/LightRocket)
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Kent said counterterrorism officials are «acutely aware» and focused on eliminating «persistent» threats posed by thousands of people with terror ties who «poured into our nation unchecked during four years of open borders under Biden.»
«Constant vigilance is a must. Stay aware of your surroundings, and if you see something suspicious, report it immediately to local law enforcement. Every one of us has a role to play in keeping this nation secure,» Kent said.
A DOJ spokesperson told Fox News Digital there are «no known or credible threats to the homeland» at this time and that federal agents are «maintaining a constant state of vigilance to keep Americans safe.»
Fox News Digital reached out to ODNI, the FBI and O’Grady for comment.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
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