The Trump administration acted quickly Monday to punish Harvard University after it refused to comply with a list of demands from the federal government that the school said were unlawful.

Harvard has rejected an effort by the White House to exert more control over its programs. Federal law prohibits the president from telling the I.R.S. to conduct specific tax investigations.

Its president, Alan Garber, said the school would not “negotiate over its independence or its constitutional rights.

Harvard on Monday rejected numerous demands from the Trump administration that it said would cede control of the school to a conservative government that portrays universities as dangerously leftist.

U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his war against elite U.S. universities Tuesday with a threat to strip Harvard's tax-exempt status if the country's most famous educational establishment refuses to submit to wide-ranging government oversight. Harvard stands out for defying Trump, in contrast to several other universities and a string of…

US President Donald Trump has threatened to strip Harvard of its tax-exempt status after the elite university refused to accept far-reaching policy changes ordered by the White House.

Columbia University said it was holding "good faith" negotiations with U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to regain federal funding, hours after Harvard rejected the administration's demands to audit the "viewpoint diversity".

NEW YORK: US President Donald Trump has warned he may revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status after the institution rejected government demands to overhaul its academic policies or risk...

Daijiworld Media Network - Washington Washington, Apr 15: US President Donald Trump on Tuesday launched a scathing attack on Harvard University, suggesting that the prestigious institution should forfeit its tax-exempt status. This comment came after Harvard rejected federal demands linked to antisemitism investigatio.....

President Trump is trying to influence which colleges receive federal financial support, a practice that began around the time of World War II.

Former MSNBC host Chris Matthews said Tuesday that President Donald Trump's move to target elite universities over antisemitism was not the worst move the administration has made.

Harvard University rejected federal funding conditions imposed by the Trump administration, including demands to ban masks and restructure academic programs

Columbia is negotiating with the Trump admin to regain $400 million in funding, affirming it won't compromise academic freedom amid criticism over pro-Palestinian protests.

Harvard defies Trump's pressure, risking tax-exempt status, in a battle over government oversight of universities.

The reaction comes shortly after the Trump administration froze more than $2 billion in federal funds for Harvard University, hours after the elite college rejected a list of demands from the White House.