Overview
- The president repudiated a New York Times report that he had dropped a $200 million cash demand, saying the administration now seeks $1 billion in damages.
- Education Department official Madi Biedermann said talks with Harvard are ongoing, indicating no agreement has been reached.
- A federal judge in September restored more than $2 billion in research grants the administration had frozen, a decision the government is appealing.
- Trump said he rejected Harvard’s proposed $500 million workforce training plan as an inadequate substitute for a monetary settlement.
- Other universities reached deals in 2025, including Columbia’s roughly $200 million payment and separate arrangements by Brown and Cornell.