US Political News and Trump’s China visit

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The Israelis are cringe AF and I encourage them to continue these bone-headed efforts. The Israel Lobby was most effective when it operated in the shadows. Now that it has to openly meddle in American politics via huge sums of money, it is repulsive by default.
 
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Suspect in NYC federal building (26 Federal Plaza)
explosion/fire this morning is a known anti-ICE activist. Joint Terrorism Task Force investigating.

He came equipped with a flammable liquid as well.
Officers RAPIDLY took him to the ground and detained him.
 
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Department of Justice Probes Harvard’s Financial Aid Programs Over Alleged China Ties | News | The Harvard Crimson

The Department of Justice opened an investigation Monday into whether Harvard violated federal civil rights law by using gifts from China-based sources to fund financial aid programs that favor foreign students.
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Department of Justice Probes Harvard’s Financial Aid Programs Over Alleged China Ties​


The Department of Justice opened an investigation Monday into whether Harvard violated federal civil rights law by using gifts from China-based sources to fund financial aid programs that favor foreign students.

The department’s Civil Rights Division said it began the compliance review after auditing Harvard’s foreign-funding disclosures, which show that the University has received more than $630 million from sources based in China. The department also said it found evidence that some gifts and contracts require Harvard to establish or support financial aid programs “with preference given to students from particular countries.”

Harmeet K. Dhillon, the assistant attorney general for the division, wrote in a notice letter to Harvard that the University “appears to be accepting these funds with restrictions and conditions from China-based sources and then providing this student financial aid with preference to foreign students based on their national origin, presumably Chinese.”

“These disclosures indicate that Harvard may be violating Title VI by providing financial aid to students on the basis of their national origin,” Dhillon wrote.

The division said it has not reached any conclusions about whether Harvard violated federal law. It directed Harvard to turn over documents related to what it called “Chinese Restricted Funds,” as well as student-level information about recipients of the financial aid programs.

University spokesperson Jason A. Newton defended the University’s foreign ties in a statement, saying Harvard follows disclosure laws and “does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, or national origin in allocating financial aid.”

“We are reviewing the Department of Justice’s latest letter to Harvard and will engage with the government regarding these issues,” he added.


The investigation opens a new playing field in the Trump administration’s yearlong pressure campaign and indicates the government is seeking novel ways to cripple Harvard for refusing to comply with White House demands.

The Justice Department is currently litigating two other lawsuits against Harvard — one alleging that the University failed to turn over admissions records in a timely manner and another accusing Harvard of violating civil rights law in its response to campus antisemitism.

Both the University’s funding — nearly $3 billion in federal grants — and its ability to enroll international students also sit in legal limbo pending appeal.


Harvard’s ties to China have been a frequent target of the administration and its allies in Congress.

When President Donald Trump barred international students at Harvard from entering the U.S. last June, he cited the University’s financial entanglements in China as evidence. (Harvard successfully blocked the order in court.)

The Education Department said last April that Harvard had failed to accurately disclose its sources of foreign funding and demanded records concerning the University’s foreign financial ties.

House Republicans launched a separate probe into Harvard’s dealings with China last May, accusing the University of “hosting and training a CCP paramilitary organization” in a 14-page letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76.

The letter, sent by Republicans on the House Select Committee on the Chinese Communist Party, threatened the University’s tax-exempt status if lawmakers found that Harvard had failed to properly disclose its partnerships with Chinese-based entities.

The committee had separately investigated an April 2024 anti-CCP protest during which a student was filmed dragging a protester. The committee criticized Harvard for not disciplining the student even as three other students faced probation for interrupting a CCP official.

But Harvard has made a point to continue engaging in Asia even as Washington ratchets up its scrutiny.

Harvard College Dean of Admissions and Financial Aid William R. Fitzsimmons ’67 courted alumni during two visits to Hong Kong this spring, placing particular emphasis on securing financial aid donations.

Other Harvard administrators have visited the region in recent months, including Faculty of Arts and Sciences Dean Hopi E. Hoekstra, who met with alumni in Singapore in January.
 
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