Plaintiffs settle with Trump administration, reversing cuts to agency that funds U.S. libraries.

A legal challenge to cost-cutting measures affecting the federal agency that funds libraries and museums in the United States has been settled, partially reversing earlier measures taken by the Trump administration.The plaintiffs, the American Library Association and the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, said Thursday they had reached a settlement with the…

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The US Department of Justice sued Harvard on charges of antisemitism, seeking to withdraw federal funds

The United States Department of Justice has filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging that the institution failed to address antisemitism on campus and violated federal civil rights law. The complaint was filed Friday in a federal court in Massachusetts.According to the lawsuit, the government is seeking to freeze existing federal grants to Harvard and…

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