Overview
- Trump rejected a New York Times report that his administration had dropped a prior $200 million figure and said the government is now seeking $1 billion in damages.
- No formal complaint, legal basis or venue for the $1 billion claim has been disclosed in the coverage.
- The clash follows earlier funding freezes exceeding $2 billion and federal court rulings that reversed parts of the administration’s attempts to rescind Harvard’s research grants.
- Negotiations previously touched on a $500 million workforce‑training proposal that Trump now says was rejected as inadequate.
- Other universities have reached agreements with the administration, including a reported $200 million payment by Columbia and $50 million tied to workforce groups from Brown.