Trump freezes 1 billion for Cornell (source: iStock and Twitter)
The freeze primarily affects grants and contracts with the departments of Agriculture, Defense, Education, and Health and Human Services, according to two administration officials who spoke with the New York Times. Both universities have not yet responded to requests for comment.
This move marks the latest action by the Trump administration to withhold funding from prestigious Ivy League institutions for noncompliance with anti-discrimination laws, signaling a continued crackdown on what the administration views as violations of civil rights protections. The administration has suspended or canceled more than $3.3 billion in federal funds to Brown, Columbia, Harvard, Penn and Princeton.
This is a developing story and will be updated with more details.
