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Trump administration escalates war against Harvard over holidays

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Harvard University and the White House have traded pointed letters over the past week. The latest battle started when education secretary Linda McMahon claimed that Harvard consented to a $200 million cash payment that the university says it never agreed to.

We get the latest from Alan Blinder, national correspondent for the New York Times.

This segment aired on December 26, 2025.

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