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Boston City Hall
Federal State Relations

DOJ Sues Boston and Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 Over Sanctuary City Policy

The lawsuit targets a city policy, the Boston Trust Act, which prohibits police from working with ICE on civil immigration enforcement efforts, including prohibiting police officers from asking immigration status, sharing information with ICE, or “performing the functions of an immigration officer.”

The Capitol Building
Central Administration

Congressional Democrats Threaten To Investigate If Harvard Settles With Trump Administration

Fourteen House and Senate Democrats warned Harvard on Thursday that they would consider launching a congressional investigation into any major settlement between the University and the Trump administration.

Wexner Building at Harvard Kennedy School
Central Administration

House Republicans Zero In on Now-Defunct Training Program to Accuse Harvard Kennedy School of CCP Ties

A Republican-led House committee accused the Harvard Kennedy School of partnering with an organization linked to the Chinese Communist Party in a Wednesday letter to Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76.

I-90 Turnpike near Allston-Brighton Exit
Allston

Federal Funding for the Allston I-90 is in Danger. Faster Progress Might Have Saved It.

A crucial chunk of funding for the decade-in-the-making realignment of the Massachusetts Turnpike in Allston is under threat following the passage of President Donald Trump’s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act,” which eliminates the source of a $335 million grant to the project.

The White House
Central Administration

Harvard Pays $90K to Trump-Linked Lobbying Firm in Second Quarter of 2025

Harvard paid lobbying firm Ballard Partners $90,000 in the second quarter of 2025 as the University broadened its federal advocacy to include direct engagement with the White House, according to a disclosure filed Tuesday.

Senator Edward J. Markey
Boston

Sen. Ed Markey Throws His Weight Behind Michelle Wu ’07 in Boston Mayoral Race

Senator Ed J. Markey (D-Mass.) has officially announced his support for Boston Mayor Michelle Wu ’07 in her mayoral run, adding to a growing list of endorsements for her reelection campaign.

Students Outside Mass Hall
Central Administration

Harvard Officials Say Federal Actions Could Cost the University $1 Billion Annually

Harvard President Alan M. Garber ’76 warned Monday that the combined financial impact of sweeping federal policy changes — including research funding cuts and a sharp increase in the tax on endowment income — could cost the University up to $1 billion annually.

Capitol Building in Washington DC
Politics

Trump Signs Spending Package Into Law, Imposing 8% Tax on Harvard’s Endowment Income

President Donald Trump signed into law a sweeping tax and spending package that significantly raises the federal excise tax on Harvard’s endowment income on Friday — a move that could cost the University more than $200 million a year.

US Capitol Building
Federal State Relations

‘Big Ugly Bill’: Mass. Officials Condemn Republican Megabill Ahead of Trump’s Signing

As Republicans’ “One Big Beautiful Bill” makes its way to President Donald Trump’s desk, Massachusetts officials condemned it as cruel and said it would hike costs for the state.

U.S. Capitol Building at Sundown
Central Administration

House Judiciary Committee Subpoenas Harvard for Financial Aid Documents in Ivy League Antitrust Probe

House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) issued a subpoena to Harvard on Thursday, demanding documents on the school’s financial aid process as part of an ongoing congressional investigation into alleged tuition-fixing across the Ivy League.

U.S. Capitol Building Senate Chambers Against the Great Rotunda
Politics

Senate Finance Committee Proposal for 8% Endowment Tax Could Cost Harvard $200 Million Per Year

The Senate Finance Committee released proposed changes to the House’s tax and spending bill that would introduce an 8 percent tax on large endowments. Down from the 21 percent rate passed by the House, the proposal would still be a sixfold hike from the 1.4 percent Harvard currently pays.

Rep. Elise Stefanik Speaks at House Republicans Presser
Politics

Stefanik Calls On SEC to Investigate Harvard’s $750 Million Bond Disclosure

Representative Elise M. Stefanik ’06 (R-N.Y.) alleged that Harvard should have told bondholders in an April 9 notice to expect financial fallout from defying the Trump administration’s demands. It is not clear that Harvard had already decided to reject the demands at the time of the bond offering.

The Capitol Building
Central Administration

House Committee To Investigate Harvard’s Hiring Practices for Racial Discrimination

Nine Republican lawmakers on the House Committee on Education and the Workforce opened an investigation into Harvard’s faculty hiring practices on Tuesday, claiming Harvard may have violated federal employment discrimination law by considering race and gender.

Central Administration

The Government Inquiries Hounding Harvard

Harvard and its expanding legal arm are challenging 12 federal agencies in court. But beyond the high-profile lawsuits, Harvard faces at least 10 federal investigations — and more hard choices.

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Central Administration

House Narrowly Passes GOP Tax Bill Targeting Harvard’s Endowment with 21 Percent Tax

The U.S. House of Representatives passed a sweeping Republican-backed tax and spending bill Thursday that would impose a 21 percent tax on Harvard’s endowment returns — the latest in a series of federal measures inflicting harsh financial penalties on the University.

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