Is Trump Trying to Destroy Harvard?  —  The order against foreign students turns away the world's brightest.  —  The Trump Administration has frozen billions in federal grants to Harvard University, threatened its tax-exempt status, and sought to dictate its curriculum and hiring.

Judge Blocks Trump Effort to Bar International Students at Harvard  —  Harvard sued and asked for a restraining order less than 24 hours after the Trump administration had said it would block current and future international students from attending the university.

Chinese College Gives Harvard International Students ‘Unconditional Offers’  —  A Hong Kong college has promised “unconditional offers” for international students at Harvard after the Trump administration  —  .  —  Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) said it would help …

Harvard Derangement Syndrome  —  In my 22 years as a Harvard professor, I have not been afraid to bite the hand that feeds me.  My 2014 essay “The Trouble With Harvard” called for a transparent, meritocratic admissions policy to replace the current “eye-of-newt-wing-of-bat mysticism” which “conceals unknown mischief.”

White House dismisses scores of National Security Council staff  —  The dismissals, part of a plan to downsize the coordinating body, follow President Donald Trump's recent ouster of his national security adviser.  —  Scores of staffers at the White House National Security Council …

Scoop: Trump, Rubio take aim at National Security Council's “Deep State”  —  President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio have orchestrated a vast restructuring of the National Security Council, reducing its size and transferring many of its powers to the State and Defense departments.