Megan Basham

So they have a multifaceted strategy, but I would say it's being met with just a little bit of skepticism. So a key initiative here starts with this $20 million plan that you mentioned. That's led by activist David Hogg's organization. So it's called the American Men, a Strategic Plan.

And it will study, I'm quoting here, the syntax, language, and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces of male voters. So the focus is on digital outreach, emphasizing platforms like TikTok, YouTube, also X to some degree, and also on podcasts like Joe Rogan, which were so prominent and influential in that last election.

And it will study, I'm quoting here, the syntax, language, and content that gains attention and virality in these spaces of male voters. So the focus is on digital outreach, emphasizing platforms like TikTok, YouTube, also X to some degree, and also on podcasts like Joe Rogan, which were so prominent and influential in that last election.

So beyond the digital campaigns, they're also amplifying younger voices, people like Pete Buttigieg and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. So really hoping that these will be the leaders of 2028.

So beyond the digital campaigns, they're also amplifying younger voices, people like Pete Buttigieg and Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear. So really hoping that these will be the leaders of 2028.

Okay, so last Friday, a federal judge in Boston issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from pulling funding for Harvard's international students. Now, the policy would impact over 7,000 foreign visa holders, or about 30% of Harvard's entire student body.

Okay, so last Friday, a federal judge in Boston issued a restraining order blocking the Trump administration from pulling funding for Harvard's international students. Now, the policy would impact over 7,000 foreign visa holders, or about 30% of Harvard's entire student body.

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.