Colleges to use summer break to regroup after rough start with Trump
Washington (The Hill): U.S. colleges and universities will have three months to regroup after a brutal beginning to the second Trump administration that included sweeping funding cuts, foreign students arrested and the launch of investigations from multiple federal agencies.
New polling shows a collapse in Trump’s approval numbers
The Hill April 25, 2025, Washington (The Hill): Several major polling outlets are beginning to release survey research data to examine President Trump’s first 100 days in office. The numbers are to put it as nicely as possible, not good for the Trump team. To put it more bluntly: The bottom has fallen out of Trump’s job approval ratings.
IRS asked to revoke Harvard’s tax-exempt status
Washington (The Hill): The Trump administration asked the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) to revoke Harvard University’s tax-exempt status on Wednesday, a day after President Trump suggested the idea.
Trump’s fight with higher education reaches a tipping point with Harvard defiance
Washington (The Hill): Harvard became the first university to openly reject the administration’s demands to change its policies, leading the federal government to pause $2 billion in contracts with the Ivy League school and President Donald Trump to threaten its tax-exempt status.
The higher education world will watch closely as the nation’s oldest a
Judge orders Trump White House to restore AP access
Washington (The Hill): A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to restore The Associated Press’s access to key White House spaces after it exiled AP reporters over the organization’s refusal to use “Gulf of America” in its popular stylebook.
Most Americans oppose deporting migrants to El Salvador without due process
The Hill April 6, 2025, Washinton (The Hill): A majority of Americans oppose deporting migrants who have not been convicted to El Salvador without due process, according to a new survey, as the Trump administration defends its deportation efforts amid broad scrutiny.
Protests against Elon Musk’s purge of US government swarm Tesla showrooms
The Hill March 31, 2025, San Francisco (The Hill): Protesters against billionaire Elon Musk’s purge of the U.S. government under President Donald Trump demonstrated outside Tesla dealerships throughout the United States and in some cities in Europe in the latest attempt to dent the fortune of the world’s richest man.
56 percent disapprove of Trump handling of economy: Survey
The Hill March 13, 2025, Washington (The Hill): More than half of the respondents in a recent survey say they disapprove of President Trump’s handle on the economy.
Trump’s cuts to higher education are sacrificing America’s future
Washington (The Hill): Since he took office, President Trump and his administration have fired thousands of government employees, frozen government spending, eliminated foreign aid and slashed funding for renewable energy.
Trump trade war intensifies as tariffs go into place
The Hill March 5, 2025, Washington (The Hill): Americans awoke Tuesday morning to an intensifying trade war, as President Trump’s newest tariffs on Canadian, Mexican and Chinese imports were imposed and those countries quickly moved to retaliate.
