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Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they're rewriting the rules for all of academia
President Donald Trump's administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda
What happened
According to ABC News’s source item, Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they’re rewriting the rules for all of academia, President Donald Trump’s administration put dozens of college campuses under investigation last year and cut federal funding unless they came in line with his Republican agenda
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- Trump officials went after dozens of colleges. Now they're rewriting the rules for all of academiaABC News - 2026-06-04T11:28:11+00:00
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