{"id":151252,"date":"2025-05-28T02:10:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-28T02:10:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-administrations-crackdown-on-foreign-students-at-us-universities-widens-the-guardian\/"},"modified":"2025-05-28T02:10:55","modified_gmt":"2025-05-28T02:10:55","slug":"trump-news-at-a-glance-administrations-crackdown-on-foreign-students-at-us-universities-widens-the-guardian","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quixnet.net\/wpinstance\/trump-news-at-a-glance-administrations-crackdown-on-foreign-students-at-us-universities-widens-the-guardian\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump news at a glance: Administration\u2019s crackdown on foreign students at US universities widens – The Guardian"},"content":{"rendered":"

New cable directs US embassies to stop processing visas for new students; federal agencies cancel $1oom in contracts with Harvard. Key US politics stories from Tuesday 27 May at a glance
The Trump administration<\/a> has continued its crackdown on American universities by ordering US embassies worldwide to immediately stop scheduling visa interviews for foreign students.
The directive comes as the government prepares to implement comprehensive social media screening for all international applicants and after the president\u2019s assault on Harvard that followed pro-Palestinian campus demonstrations last year.
Trump has repeatedly described top American universities as havens for \u201cMarxist maniacs and lunatics\u201d and on Monday mused that he would redirect their federal funding to trade schools.
Here are the key stories at a glance:
A Tuesday state department cable instructs consular sections to pause adding \u201cany additional student or exchange visitor (F, M, and J) visa appointment capacity until further guidance is issued\u201d.
The directive, first reported by Politico<\/a> and now confirmed by the Guardian, could severely delay visa processing and hurt universities \u2013 many of which Donald Trump<\/a> accuses of having far-left ideologies \u2013 that rely heavily on foreign students for revenue.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The Trump<\/a> administration is set to order federal agencies to cancel all government contracts with Harvard University worth an estimated $100m, dramatically escalating the president\u2019s assault against America\u2019s most prestigious university.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr<\/a>, announced that the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention would remove Covid-19 booster shots from its recommended immunization schedule for healthy children and pregnant women.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump has warned Vladimir Putin<\/a> that he is \u201cplaying with fire\u201d, launching a fresh broadside at his Russian counterpart over stalled Ukraine peace efforts.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
National Public Radio<\/a>, the US public broadcaster that provides news and cultural programming to more than 1,000 local stations, has filed a federal lawsuit against the Trump administration<\/a>, challenging an executive order that cuts federal funding to the public broadcaster as an unconstitutional attack on press freedom.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Donald Trump\u2019s<\/a> media company said that institutional investors will buy $2.5bn worth of its stock, with the proceeds going to build up a bitcoin<\/a> reserve.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
The White House said on Tuesday that Donald Trump<\/a> is set to pardon reality TV stars Julie and Todd Chrisley, the couple famous for Chrisley Knows Best, which followed their tightly knit family and extravagant lifestyle.
Read the full story<\/sub><\/a>
Argentina ratified its decision to withdraw<\/strong> from the World Health Organization during Robert F Kennedy\u2019s visit to Buenos Aires<\/a>.
Trump issued an unconditional pardon<\/strong> to a former Virginia sheriff who was convicted on federal fraud and bribery charges<\/a>.
Trump wants to \u201cdictate\u201d policies<\/strong> like those of far-right regimes in the 1930s, a leading billionaire investor has warned<\/a>.
Catching up? Here\u2019s what happened on 26 May 2025<\/a><\/strong>.<\/em><\/p>\n

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