The Latest: Trump administration takes aim at Harvard international students and tax-exempt status

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56% : His arrival comes a day after the two countries held their first round of tariff talks between their top negotiators in Washington where both sides agreed to try to reach an agreement as quickly as possible and hold a second round of meetings later this month. ▶ Read more about the new U.S. ambassador to Japan Strange sell-off in the dollar raises specter of investors losing trust in the US under Trump Among the threats tariffs pose to the U.S. economy, none may be as strange as the sell-off in the dollar.
44% : Glass, a prominent businessperson known for his background in finance, investment banking and technology, arrives as Washington and Tokyo are negotiating Trump's tariff measures, which have triggered worldwide concern about their impact on the economy and global trade.
44% : Now, Trump is leaning on the advocacy groups that underpin U.S. civil society.
41% : But economists worry the recent drop in the dollar is so dramatic that it reflects something more ominous as President Trump tries to reshape global trade: a loss of confidence in the U.S. The dollar's dominance in cross-border trade and as a safe haven has been nurtured by administrations of both parties for decades because it helps keep U.S. borrowing costs down and allows Washington to project power abroad -- enormous advantages that could possibly disappear if faith in the U.S. was damaged. ▶ Read more about tariffs and the falling U.S. dollar It could be a rare day where the president doesn't appear publicly He's slated to participate in a swearing in ceremony for Dr. Mehmet Oz, who was confirmed by the Senate to serve as administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.
36% : Trump and his team have been working their way through the nation's institutions, threatening to chisel away at the independence and autonomy of the law firms, college campuses and now advocacy groups -- or putting them at risk of losing their federal funds or professional livelihood.
35% : " ▶Read more about the administration's plans Trump administration takes aim at Harvard's international students and tax-exempt status The Trump administration has escalated its ongoing battle with Harvard, threatening to block the university from enrolling international students as the president called for withdrawing Harvard's tax-exempt status.
34% : Trump said Thursday that the administration is looking at the tax-exempt status not just of Harvard, but environmental groups and specifically the ethics watchdog organization Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or CREW.
31% : The California mine can't meet all of the U.S. demand for rare earths, which is why Trump is trying to clear the way for new mines.
25% : The federal government has already frozen more than $2 billion in grants and contracts to the Ivy League institution. ▶ Read more about the battle between Trump and Harvard

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