Why Harvard is leading the higher-ed fight against Trump

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<p><a href="https://apple.news/APizuMiojRSG5R2V9a6BZkQ">Bloomberg News</a> reports on Harvard University&rsquo;s pushback to demands from the Trump administration and the resulting retribution. <a href="https://apple.news/A-KspeyR0Svy6fHfZHSWlLg">CNN</a> examines how other universities have responded. And Wesleyan president Michael Roth talks about his own approach.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>The <a href="https://apple.news/Ap__enGS7RFa0yCu5AeUulQ">Wall Street Journal</a>&rsquo;s Yaroslav Trofimov joins to discuss how some U.S. allies are hedging their bets in a trade war with China.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>As the White House and El Salvador have declined to help return Kilmar Abrego Garcia to the United States, <a href="https://apple.news/A873u6T0nSLuG6aQ98zORxA">PBS Newshour</a> looks at conditions inside the prison in which he is being held. CBS&rsquo;s <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/what-records-show-about-migrants-sent-to-salvadoran-prison-60-minutes-transcript/">60 Minutes</a> finds that a large majority of individuals deported from the U.S. to that prison do not have criminal records.<span class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp;</span></p> <p>Plus, Trump looks to <a href="https://apple.news/AbZqQRPFtTB2XiIM91G7R6g">rescind</a> public-media funding, another Columbia student is <a href="https://apple.news/A8rAg_3MbQkyDSPlKaLqoRg">detained</a> by ICE, and how some Californians knew an earthquake was <a href="https://apple.news/AP6-7pUoSSZiLPUsyLQCT4w">coming</a> seconds before it hit.</p> <p>Today&rsquo;s episode was hosted by Shumita Basu.</p>