Education Dept. considering cuts for California universities while making ‘progress’ with Harvard and Columbia, McMahon says

Education Secretary Linda McMahon stated that federal funding cuts to universities like Harvard could be restored if they comply with US laws.

McMahon said that the Trump administration was "making progress in some of the discussions" with Harvard, despite the ongoing legal battles.

The U.S. State Department directed all U.S. missions abroad and consular sections to resume processing Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas after a federal judge in Boston last week temporarily blocked President Donald Trump's ban on foreign students at the Ivy-League institution.

The US State Department ordered diplomatic posts around the world to “resume processing” of Harvard University student and exchange visitor visas on Friday after a judge halted President Donald Trump’s latest attempt to block international students from coming to the institution.

In a major relief to international students, the United States has resumed issuing student and exchange visitor visas for Harvard University following a federal court’s decision to temporarily block a controversial immigration order from President Donald Trump.