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Trump Administration Cuts $3 Billion in Harvard Grants Amidst Tax Debates

5/19/2025

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Trump Cuts Harvard Funding

The Trump administration has pulled nearly $3 billion in federal research grants from Harvard University, striking a blow to vital projects and aspiring scientists in a bid to challenge the institution's leftist stance. Simultaneously, House Speaker Mike Johnson is wrestling with fiscal conservatives over a major tax and immigration package, as tensions rise over proposed Medicaid cuts.

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Republicans Push Medicaid Reforms

House Republicans are pushing for drastic Medicaid reforms that could cut 7.6 million beneficiaries and enforce work requirements, all in a bid to save $625 billion over the next decade. Critics warn this could severely limit healthcare access for low-income Americans. In California, Governor Newsom grapples with federal demands to reduce health insurance for undocumented immigrants as the state faces a budget crisis.

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Trump Cuts Harvard Funding

The Trump administration has pulled nearly $3 billion in federal research grants from Harvard University, striking a blow to vital projects and aspiring scientists in a bid to challenge the institution's leftist stance. Simultaneously, House Speaker Mike Johnson is wrestling with fiscal conservatives over a major tax and immigration package, as tensions rise over proposed Medicaid cuts.

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