Tensions are rising across American academia as the Trump administration froze over $2 billion in multi-year grants and contracts at Harvard University after its leaders refused to make key policy changes the White House also is demanding of other elite US colleges.

The comment comes after Harvard University rejected a list of demands from the Trump administration, including changes within the classroom to address alleged bias.

The Trump administration has conveniently restricted access to the Associated Press and other wire services after finding a way to comply with a federal judge’s order. The loophole exploited by the White House,

The Trump administration has turned a reporter and photographer from The Associated Press away from covering an Oval Office news conference involving President Donald Trump and El Salvador President Nayib Bukele.

A federal judge found that the White House likely violated the First Amendment when it restricted the AP's access to press events based on its refusal to use the name Gulf of America.

U.S. President Donald Trump is open to making a trade deal with China but Beijing should make the first move, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on Tuesday.

President Trump is open to a deal with Beijing on tariffs, but “the ball is in China’s court” amid the global superpowers’ trade battle, the White House shared Tuesday. Press secretary

Donald Trump believes it is up to China, not the United States, to come to the negotiating table on trade, the White House said Tuesday, after the US president accused Beijing of reneging on a major Boeing deal.