Megan Basham

And the university argues it's a direct response to its refusal to comply with administration demands to have race-blind admissions, NDEI programs, and screen international students for alleged ties to either terrorism or anti-Semitism. Harvard President Alan Garber reacted to the move.

And the university argues it's a direct response to its refusal to comply with administration demands to have race-blind admissions, NDEI programs, and screen international students for alleged ties to either terrorism or anti-Semitism. Harvard President Alan Garber reacted to the move.

Now, this came after Harvard filed a lawsuit that same day calling the ban on its funding unconstitutional and retaliatory. So this conflict began escalating in April when the administration froze $2.2 billion in federal research grants to Harvard. And then on April 21st, Harvard filed its first lawsuit, accusing the administration of violating the First Amendment and due process clause.

Now, this came after Harvard filed a lawsuit that same day calling the ban on its funding unconstitutional and retaliatory. So this conflict began escalating in April when the administration froze $2.2 billion in federal research grants to Harvard. And then on April 21st, Harvard filed its first lawsuit, accusing the administration of violating the First Amendment and due process clause.

And then this week, on May 27th, the administration upped the ante again, directing federal agencies to terminate $100 million in remaining contracts with Harvard. Their reason? Its failure to address anti-Semitism and promote national interests. Now, Harvard's president, Alan Garber, told NPR that these actions threaten not just the university, but critical research.

And then this week, on May 27th, the administration upped the ante again, directing federal agencies to terminate $100 million in remaining contracts with Harvard. Their reason? Its failure to address anti-Semitism and promote national interests. Now, Harvard's president, Alan Garber, told NPR that these actions threaten not just the university, but critical research.

This is what Trump said on Sunday.

This is what Trump said on Sunday.

We do. Now, Trump says he's considering taking this funding and directing it to American trade schools to develop our own workforce instead.

We do. Now, Trump says he's considering taking this funding and directing it to American trade schools to develop our own workforce instead.

Yeah, so NPR, along with three Colorado public radio stations, filed a lawsuit yesterday in federal court in Washington, D.C., and they're also challenging President Trump's May 1st executive order to cut off all federal funding to NPR and PBS, and that totals about $500 million annually.

Yeah, so NPR, along with three Colorado public radio stations, filed a lawsuit yesterday in federal court in Washington, D.C., and they're also challenging President Trump's May 1st executive order to cut off all federal funding to NPR and PBS, and that totals about $500 million annually.

So this lawsuit argues that the order violates the First Amendment's protections of free speech and of the press. NPR CEO Catherine Marr called it retaliatory viewpoint-based discrimination. And she's accusing the administration of punishing NPR for its coverage. But the White House argues that taxpayer money should not flow to politically biased news outlets.

So this lawsuit argues that the order violates the First Amendment's protections of free speech and of the press. NPR CEO Catherine Marr called it retaliatory viewpoint-based discrimination. And she's accusing the administration of punishing NPR for its coverage. But the White House argues that taxpayer money should not flow to politically biased news outlets.

Now, do we have any sense of how likely these suits are to succeed? Well, you know, on Harvard and the foreign students, it looks like it's going to depend on whether the administration can reframe these issues as disputes about national security or fiscal policy. If they manage that and they can get into a conservative-leaning appellate court, then they have a decent chance.

Now, do we have any sense of how likely these suits are to succeed? Well, you know, on Harvard and the foreign students, it looks like it's going to depend on whether the administration can reframe these issues as disputes about national security or fiscal policy. If they manage that and they can get into a conservative-leaning appellate court, then they have a decent chance.

For NPR, if the courts decide that the defunding is a legitimate exercise of executive power, discretion over federal spending, then they win.

For NPR, if the courts decide that the defunding is a legitimate exercise of executive power, discretion over federal spending, then they win.

You know, the story of the box office is that this was just a monster weekend. We saw Lilo and Stitch and also Mission Impossible 8, I think, or Mission Impossible 8, the final reckoning, coming in with just huge numbers for what's being called the biggest Memorial Day box office in history. So I just want to run through a few of these numbers with you, Georgia.

You know, the story of the box office is that this was just a monster weekend. We saw Lilo and Stitch and also Mission Impossible 8, I think, or Mission Impossible 8, the final reckoning, coming in with just huge numbers for what's being called the biggest Memorial Day box office in history. So I just want to run through a few of these numbers with you, Georgia.