The US administration has withdrawn $450m in subsidies to Harvard University in response to Harvard President Alan Garber's criticism of alleged government overreach. This comes on top of the $2.2bn in federal funding that were halted last month.

Harvard, according to the administration's Joint Task Force to Combat Antisemitism, has failed to confront antisemitism and racial prejudice. It has also threatened to suspend the university's tax-exempt status and access to international student programs, as reported by Xinhua.

Harvard has rejected the demands, which include governance reforms and policy adjustments, and is now suing the government. The dispute is part of a larger federal assault on university diversity policies and campus antisemitism.