Education
The departments affected rely on funding from the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and the Department of Energy.
"The question emerging in the law right now is: Which parents have rights?”
The Trump administration claimed the Ivy League school's diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives amounted to discrimination.
The withholding of funds could lead to teacher layoffs and the cancellation of after school programs for millions of kids.
WHAT'S HAPPENING
Jewish staff say the federal government and their own institutions are using the term to exert more control over the education system and punish critics of Israel.
Trump has made it a priority to target Democratic-leaning states with education funding cuts — but the ones controlled by the GOP won’t be spared.
"This is the most outrageous action, I think, this crowd has taken on education," Sen. Mark Warner (D) said.
It’s also another victory for right-wing culture warriors who have been leading the movement to remove books from classrooms.
Board members interrogated a school district superintendent over book bans and claimed the district's librarians were child abusers.
American schools are already more segregated today than they were 40 years ago — and Trump's education policies aren't going to help.