The Trump administration threatens Harvard’s patent portfolio in a long-term dispute with the university, accusing it of violating legal and contractual requirements related to federally funded research.
Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick asked Harvard to provide a list of all patents from federally funded research grants over four weeks, including how the patent is used and whether any license is required, whether “substantive Made in the United States” is required. Harvard did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Many civil rights experts, faculty and White House critics argue that the Trump administration’s goal for schools is to be said to have failed to address anti-Semitism on campus, an excuse to advocate federal control and threaten academic freedom and free speech.
Trump administration threatens Harvard federal funding and patents
In his letter to Harvard University, Lutnik also said that the Department of Commerce has begun the federal “marching” process. Bayh-Dole Act This can give the government ownership of a patent or grant a license.
As of July 1, 2024, Harvard has more than 5,800 patents, more than 900 technical licenses, and more than 650 industry partners. according to Harvard Office of Technology Development.
Tammy Bruce nominates US Deputy Ambassador
Donald Trump He nominated former Fox News commentator Tammy Bruce as the next deputy representative of the United Nations, said Saturday.
Bruce has served as the chief spokesperson for the State Department since Trump took office this year. Trump said Bruce had no previous foreign policy experience before becoming a spokesperson in January and “will be a brilliant representation of our country at the United Nations.”
IRS specialist reportedly dismissed over immigration policy dispute
this move IRS Commissioner Billy, the IRS Commissioner, was reported on Saturday after federal tax collection agencies said they could not release some information about taxpayers suspected of illegal in the United States.
The Washington Post reported that the Department of Homeland Security has sent 40,000 names suspected of being illegal in the country to the IRS. The Department of Homeland Security requires tax services to cross-check confidential taxpayer data to verify their address.
The IRS reportedly replied that it was able to verify less than 3% of the names in the DHS list, but rejected taxpayer privacy claims.
How do we get all these worries? A brief history
Over the past 15 years, the extreme Republican Gerrymanders have transformed American politics. They’ve locked Republicans Even in Purple State democracy The candidates won more votes. They provide the Republicans with a reliable and lasting advantage in the game Congress.
How did we get here? How did Gerrymander gain the power to determine the winner and loser?
Pete Hegseth
US Secretary of Defense, Pete Hegsethrecently shared a video in which several pastors said women were no longer allowed to vote, prompting a progressive evangelical organization to express concern.
Hegseth republishes nearly seven minutes of report CNN part On Thursday X, the focus is on Rev. Doug Wilson, a Christian nationalist. In this segment, he put forward the idea that women don’t vote.
Doug Pagitt, pastor and executive director of the progressive evangelical group, said the idea in the video was “a small edge reservation for Christians” and said Hegseth would amplify them “very disturbing.”
Undershooting FDA figures are back a few days after leaving
Vinay Prasad is returning to the role of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) overseeing vaccines, gene therapy and blood product regulation, more than a week after he left the agency.
Two days before Prasad resigned last month, Laura LoomerFar-right influencers and conspiracy theorists have released Misleadingly edited audio It was suggested that Prasad admit to inserting the big pin into a Trump Vodou doll, and the audio at the time made it clear that he was talking about a kind of thing that the imagined liberal Trump-Hater would do.
Prasad is an oncologist who is a fierce critic of the 199 vaccine and mask mandate in the United States.
What else is there today:
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A Georgia man opened fire at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta on Friday. Kill the police, have Accuse a 19009 vaccine made him feel frustrated Law enforcement officials said suicide.
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Recent documents filed in the five-year bankruptcy case of Roman Catholic Archdiocese in New Orleans Provide clearer How to send claims to survivors of abuse by clergy If the proposed settlement is approved.
Chase? This is what happened August 8, 2025.
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