President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday aimed at lowering drug prices and blocking illegal immigrants from receiving Social Security benefits. He also delivered a strong message to communist China, saying the ball is now in its court as trade tensions escalate.
Harvard University could lose its tax-exempt status and be taxed as a political entity, according to Trump, who made the statement Tuesday on Truth Social. He said it would happen if the school continues promoting what he called “political, ideological, and terrorist-inspired” content. The comments follow the Trump administration’s decision to freeze more than $2 billion in funding to Harvard over its refusal to implement policy changes.
The Department of Homeland Security says it will revoke Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Afghans and Cameroonians. Following a review by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem determined that conditions in both countries no longer meet the requirements for TPS.