Michael Bender

Washington

Political Correspondent at The New York Times

New York Times, political correspondent; Author, “Frankly, We Did Win This Election: The Inside Story of How Trump Lost” (Get signed copies from @politicsprose)

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Trump Administration Cuts Additional $450 Million in Grants to Harvard

20 hours ago | businessandamerica.com | Michael Bender |Alan Blinder

The Trump administration on Tuesday canceled an additional $450 million in grants for Harvard University, a fresh broadside in the clash between the federal government and the oldest university in the country. There were no new accusations leveled at Harvard in a statement announcing the latest cuts, issued by the administration’s task force on antisemitism.
Trump Administration Demands Records From Penn on Foreign Ties

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Michael Bender

The Trump administration on Thursday accused the University of Pennsylvania of submitting incomplete, inaccurate financial disclosures about its foreign ties and ordered the Ivy League school to provide a raft of records. The demand for documents included the names and contact information of university personnel who work with foreign governments, including in research collaborations and student exchange programs. Officials suggested in a letter sent on Thursday from the Education Department to J.
Harvard not eligible for grants: US seeks to force University back to negotiating table

1 week ago | telegraphindia.com | Michael Bender |Alan Blinder

It is the first significant response from Trump administration since varsity sued to challenge government’s decision to cut billions of dollars in research funding after it defied demands for intrusive oversight Michael C.
Trump Administration Disqualifies Harvard From Future Research Grants

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Michael Bender |Alan Blinder

A letter from Linda McMahon, the education secretary, said the college leaders must demonstrate more responsible management of the university before receiving additional federal grants.
President Pressed for U.S. Troops to Fight Cartels in Mexico

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Michael Bender |Alan Blinder

President Trump said he would impose a 100 percent tariff on movies "produced" outside the United States, proclaiming in a social media post on Sunday that the issue posed a national security threat.
Funds for Low-Income Students Are on the Chopping Block in Trump's Budget

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Michael Bender

The proposal seeks a cut of nearly 25 percent from the Title I budget for high-poverty schools at a time when the rate of children living in poverty in America is on the rise. President Trump's budget proposal would shrink the Education Department, which he has called on Congress to eliminate, by slashing its funding by 15 percent, or $12 billion.
Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Michael Bender

15 hours agoTools for Humanity, the startup behind the World human verification project co-founded by OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, unveiled Wednesday a mobile device designed to help people determine the difference between a human and an AI agent. Rich Heley, Tools for Humanity’s Chief Device Officer and a former …
Trump Administration Cancels $1 Billion in Grants for Student Mental Health

1 week ago | nytimes.com | Michael Bender

Congress authorized the money in a bipartisan breakthrough around addressing gun violence after a shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, killed 19 children and two teachers.
Trump Threatens Chicago School Funding Over Black Student Success Plan

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michael Bender

The Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to withhold federal funds from Chicago Public Schools over a program designed to help Black students do better academically, furthering the White House's assault on liberal policies in education.
Two American Children Sent to Honduras With Deported Mother, Lawyer Says

2 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Michael Bender

A 4-year-old and a 7-year-old with U.S. citizenship were deported alongside their mother to Honduras last week, the family's lawyer said, adding to the recent string of American citizens caught in the cross hairs of the Trump administration's immigration crackdown. The children and their mother were put on a flight to Honduras on Friday, the same day another child with U.S. citizenship, a 2-year-old girl, was sent to that country with her undocumented mother.