9 h. ago Fear on campus: Harvard’s international students in ‘mass panic’ over Trump move

Students at the oldest US university are feeling shocked and frightened by an attempt to ban foreign scholarsHarvard’s foreign students described an atmosphere of “fear on campus” following an attempt by the Trump administration to ban international scholars at the oldest university in the US.On lush, grassy quads filled with tents and chairs ready for end of year graduation celebrations, international students said there was “mass panic” after Thursday’s shock announcement by the Department of Homeland Security. Continue reading...

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10 h. ago Harvard wins order blocking Trump’s international student ban

Court temporarily stops administration’s effort to prevent it enrolling foreign students

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11 h. ago Courts temporarily halts Trump administration’s ban on Harvard foreign student enrollment – US politics live

US district judge Allison Burroughs issues temporary restraining order after Harvard sued over ‘blatant violation’ of US constitutionJudge blocks bar on Harvard accepting international studentsFresh attack on Harvard intensifies chaos for international students in USHarvard University has sued the Trump administration over its decision to revoke the Ivy League school’s ability to enrol international students, a move the school called unconstitutional and retaliatory.Reuters reports that in a complaint filed in Boston federal court, Harvard called the revocation a “blatant violation” of the US constitution’s first amendment and other federal laws. Continue reading...

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11 h. ago Judge blocks Trump administration’s ban on Harvard accepting international students

Ivy league had filed suit saying the ban was unconstitutional retaliation for defying White House’s demandsUS politics live – latest updatesUS university scholars and international students: are you considering working or studying elsewhere?A US federal judge on Friday blocked the government from revoking Harvard University’s ability to enroll foreign students just hours after the elite college sued the Trump administration over its abrupt ban the day before on enrolling foreign students.US district judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued the temporary restraining order late on Friday morning, freezing the policy that had been abruptly imposed on the university, based in nearby Cambridge, Massachusetts, on Thursday. Continue reading...

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12 h. ago Harvard SUES Trump after dramatic escalation that could strip billions from the university

Harvard University sued Trump one day after his administration issued a ban on the enrollment of foreign students.

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13 h. ago Harvard sues Trump administration over international student ban

The Ivy League school says the administration has effectively erased a quarter of its student body

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14 h. ago Hundreds of British students face expulsion from Harvard as ‘vindictive’ Trump bans overseas recruitment

Labour prime minister Keir Starmer and ambassador Peter Mandelson told to warn US President not to make UK students ‘victims’ of his politics

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15 h. ago Belgium’s future queen caught up in Harvard foreign student ban

Princess Elisabeth has completed her first year but Trump administration’s crackdown may jeopardise her studiesPrincess Elisabeth, the 23-year-old future queen of Belgium, has just completed her first year at Harvard University but the ban imposed by Donald Trump’s administration on foreign students studying there could jeopardise her continued attendance.The US president’s administration revoked Harvard’s ability to enrol international students on Thursday, and is forcing current foreign students to transfer to other schools or lose their legal status in the US, while also threatening to expand the crackdown to other colleges. Continue reading...

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15 h. ago Belgium’s future queen caught up in Trump’s Harvard foreign student ban

The academic future of the 23-year-old princess hangs in the balance

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21 h. ago The Harvard sports teams that could be wiped out by Trump’s visa threat

The Trump administration's decision would make the Ivy League school ineligible for international student visas

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37 h. ago Trump’s ‘One, big, beautiful bill’ would ban care for transgender people on Medicaid and Obamacare

‘It's one more example of health care that they're trying to rip away,’ Rep. Sarah McBride, the first openly transgender member of Congress, tells The Independent

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68 h. ago Maga Catholics are on a collision course with Leo XIV. They have good reason to fear him | Julian Coman

They have been quick to brand the new pope an ‘anti-Trump’ ‘total Marxist’. In return, he is already critiquing their worldviewIn the outer reaches of the Magasphere, it would be fair to say the advent of the first pope from the US has not been greeted with unbridled enthusiasm. Take Laura Loomer, the thirtysomething influencer and conspiracy theorist, whose verdict on Leo XIV was as instant as it was theologically uninformed: “Anti-Trump, anti-Maga, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis.” Also doing the rounds on X was a short summary of Leo’s supposed transgressions before ascending to St Peter’s chair: “Trashed Trump, trashed Vance, trashed border enforcement, endorsed DREAMer-style illegal immigration, repeatedly praised and honored George Floyd, and endorsed a Democrat senator’s call for more gun control.”So far, so tedious. The comic-book casting of the new pope as a globalist villain in the US culture wars is traceable back to his predecessor’s impact on lib...

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3 d. ago Democrats warn Redstone Paramount talks with Trump over CBS Kamala Harris interview may be bribery

‘If Paramount officials make these concessions in a quid pro quo arrangement to influence President Trump or other Administration officials, they may be breaking the law,’ the senators wrote to Shair Redstone

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3 d. ago Marco Rubio clashes with Democratic senator in heated testimony: ‘I regret voting for you’

Defiant secretary of state says he has ‘no obligation’ to follow court orders for information in Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s deportation to Venezuela case

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3 d. ago Rubio clashes with Democrats over decision to admit white South Africans

Tim Kaine condemns secretary of state for admitting Afrikaners while cancelling refugee schemes for othersMarco Rubio, the secretary of state, has defended the Trump administration’s controversial decision to admit 59 Afrikaners from South Africa as refugees after Tim Kaine, a Democratic senator from Virginia, claimed they were getting preferential treatment because they were white.Kaine, Hillary Clinton’s former running mate, challenged Rubio to justify prioritising the Afrikaners while cancelling long-standing refugee programmes for other groups that have been more documented as victims of conflict or persecution. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago Senate Democratic leader introduces bill that would ban Trump’s Qatar

In attempt to stop Donald Trump accepting $400m plane from Qatar, Chuck Schumer launches legislation that would ban US from using foreign aircraft as president’s official planeJD Vance extended an invitation to Pope Leo XIV to visit the United States during a meeting at the Vatican on Monday ahead of a flurry of US-led diplomatic efforts to make progress on a ceasefire in Russia’s war in Ukraine, the Associated Press reports. Vance gave the first American pope a letter from Donald Trump and the first lady inviting him. The Chicago-born pope took the letter and put it on his desk and was heard saying “at some point”, in the video footage of the meeting provided by Vatican Media. Vance, who converted to Catholicism in 2019, also gave the Augustinian pope a copy of two of St Augustine’s most seminal works, The City of God and On Christian Doctrine, the vice-president’s office said. Another gift: A Chicago Bears T-shirt with Leo’s name on it. “As you can probably imagine, people in the ...

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4 d. ago Melania joins Trump to sign law to ban ‘deepfake’ porn: ‘The wellbeing of our children is central to our future’

The bipartisan legislation criminalizes so-called ‘revenge porn’ at the federal level

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4 d. ago Melania joins Trump to sign law to ban ‘deep fake’ porn: ‘The wellbeing of our children is central to our future’

The bipartisan legislation criminalizes so-called ‘revenge porn’ at the federal level

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8 d. ago Kentucky auditor sues governor in bid to end dispute blocking kinship care law

Kentucky’s auditor is asking a judge to untangle a dispute blocking a state law meant to support adults who care for young relatives who have endured suspected abuse or neglect at home

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9 d. ago RFK Jr visibly startled by protesters amid angry confrontations over cuts and vaccines at health hearing

Health secretary pushes back against Democrats who grilled him on his comments about vaccines amid a measles outbreak

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