Harvard University appeared in federal court Monday in a pivotal case in its battle with the Trump administration, as the storied institution argued the government illegally cut $2.6 billion in

Christopher Rufo, the conservative activist, wants to expand the campaign to reshape higher education beyond elite schools.

Federal officials pressuring Harvard University over allegations of mishandling antisemitism on campus considered an unprecedented tactic to force compliance: placing a lien on school property.

Harvard challenges Trump's $2.6 billion research funding cuts in court, arguing the freeze violates First Amendment rights and threatens cancer research and security efforts.

Harvard president Alan Garber, an economist and doctor, is battling the White House in court on behalf of all higher education.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the investigation on Wednesday, the latest in a series of actions the Trump administration has taken targeting Harvard University.

Columbia win has paved the way for Trump team to elecit hundreds of millions from other top schools, including Cornell, Brown, Duke and Northwestern

The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.