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27.05.2025The Harvard Defunding Day

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This page is an archive of main headlines from the US for 27.05.2025.

It displays 239 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

27.05.2025The Harvard Defunding Day
Trump's administration escalated its confrontation with Harvard University, moving to terminate all federal contracts worth approximately $100 million. This followed previous threats to redirect $3 billion from Harvard's endowment to trade schools. The university's president urged colleges to stand against these measures.

Health Secretary RFK Jr. eliminated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing CDC advisers and calling it "common sense."

Trump-Putin tensions intensified after Russia's massive aerial assault on Ukraine. Trump labeled Putin "crazy" on Memorial Day, and by midday was reportedly "furious" and considering new sanctions, warning Putin he was "playing with fire."

NPR sued the administration over funding cuts, arguing Congress controls appropriations. The administration also asked the Supreme Court to lift restrictions on deportations to third countries and froze new student visa interviews to expand social media vetting.
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01:42Putin "Crazy" Label as Ukraine Warns of New Russian Offensives

The newspapers report on Russia-Ukraine tensions, with Ukraine warning of new Russian offensives (ABC News) while Trump has labeled Putin "crazy" but faces criticism for not matching European sanctions (CNN, OANN, The Blaze). A car incident at Liverpool FC's victory parade hospitalized 27 people, though police state it was not terrorism-related (NPR, AP News). Media criticism features prominently with a "60 Minutes" anchor facing backlash for anti-Trump commencement speech remarks (NY Post, HuffPost). Social Security has reportedly removed 12.3 million individuals listed as over 120 years old, coinciding with 2.1 million non-citizens collecting benefits (Breitbart).
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08:19Russian Offensive Plans Revealed

The newspapers report on Ukraine-Russia tensions with Zelenskyy warning of new Russian offensive operations (ABC News). In U.S. politics, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s appointment as health secretary draws scrutiny (Boston Globe), while Social Security administration reportedly removed 12.3 million people falsely listed as over 120 years old (Breitbart). Health concerns emerge with a new COVID variant as booster restrictions are implemented (CBS). International tensions include Trump's FCC delaying multilingual emergency alerts (LA Times), China's vulnerability in the trade war due to high unemployment (NYTimes), and King Charles visiting Canada amid tensions with Trump (The Daily Beast).
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11:18Putin's Peace Game Amid Civilian Bombings

The newspapers report on Russia-Ukraine tensions with Zelenskyy accusing Putin of "playing games" with peace talks amid ongoing drone attacks (ABC News, CNN, AP News). Russia's aerial campaign against civilians appears deliberate, with 14 Ukrainians killed in recent attacks (CNN). On the domestic front, Trump's policies face scrutiny with Republicans concerned his "big, beautiful bill" could be a "debt bomb" (The Hill), and his immigration crackdown potentially affecting U.S. citizens (NYTimes). Meanwhile, corporate America's retreat from DEI has eliminated thousands of jobs (NPR), while U.S. stocks have fallen from global rankings, with analysts blaming Trump's tariff policies (NY Post).
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The Atlantic
The Trump administration has launched an attack on knowledge itself.
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13:40Harvard Faces $100 Million Federal Contract Cancellation

The newspapers report on the Trump administration's actions against Harvard University, with multiple sources indicating federal contracts worth approximately $100 million will be canceled (Boston Globe, CNN, NY Post, HuffPost). This follows earlier threats to pull $3 billion in grants from the university, which Trump has labeled "very antisemitic" (NY Post). Meanwhile, immigration issues remain prominent, with the Supreme Court's TPS ruling affecting Venezuelans' legal status (NBC News) and GOP efforts to restrict benefits for families including undocumented immigrants (NYTimes). NPR and affiliated stations are suing Trump over efforts to end federal funding (AP News), while international tensions include South African President Ramaphosa defending the "Kill the Boer" slogan against Trump's demands (Breitbart).
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Today marks the 500th anniversary of Thomas Müntzer’s execution after he led a mass revolt that was both religious and social in its content. Müntzer’s complex, contradictory career has long been a source of fascination for historians of class conflict.
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15:48Harvard's $100 Million Federal Contract Termination

The newspapers report on the Trump administration's escalating actions against Harvard University. Multiple sources indicate federal contracts worth about $100 million with Harvard are being terminated (ABC News, AP News, Boston Globe, CBS, CNN, Common Dreams, The Epoch Times, OANN). Meanwhile, NPR is fighting back against Trump's funding cuts with a lawsuit, arguing Congress controls the purse strings (The Daily Beast, HuffPost). Other headlines show RFK Jr. is dropping COVID vaccine recommendations for children and pregnant women, bypassing CDC advisers (CBS), and controversy over a Trump pardon to a tax cheat whose mother attended a $1 million dinner supporting him (NYTimes).
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17:21RFK Jr. Cuts COVID Vaccine Recommendations

The newspapers report on Health Secretary RFK Jr.'s decision to remove COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women (ABC News, AP News, CBS, NPR, USA Today). This appears to bypass the CDC's normal advisory process. Trump's approval ratings are showing improvement with Rasmussen reporting 50% believe America is on the right track for the first time in its polling history (Breitbart, The Blaze). In other news, the Sean "Diddy" Combs sex-trafficking trial continues with dramatic testimony from a former assistant claiming he kidnapped them while armed (NY Post), and Trump has issued warnings to Putin that he's "playing with fire" (Newsweek).
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19:00Harvard's $100 Million Federal Contract Axed

The newspapers report on Trump's confrontation with Harvard University, with the administration canceling federal contracts worth about $100 million (Boston Globe, CNN, Fox News, Vox). RFK Jr. has dropped COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women, bypassing CDC advisers (AP News, CBS, HuffPost, NPR, Washington Post). Trump continues criticizing Putin amid Ukraine strikes, as Russia and Ukraine trade blame for the ongoing conflict (ABC News, The Epoch Times, Newsweek). Media outlets express concerns about Trump's actions, with some comparing the current situation to 1930s Germany (The Daily Beast, Slate), while NPR sues Trump over his executive order cutting public media funding (OANN).
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20:37Trump Threatens Putin With New Sanctions

The newspapers report on escalating tensions between Trump and Putin over Ukraine, with multiple sources indicating Trump is growing "furious" with the Russian leader and considering new sanctions (ABC News, CNN, Fox News). Health Secretary RFK Jr. has eliminated COVID-19 vaccine recommendations for healthy children and pregnant women, calling it "common sense" (AP News, CBS, The Daily Beast, HuffPost). The Trump-Harvard confrontation continues with GSA instructing agencies to terminate contracts with the university by June 6 (NPR, USA Today). Additionally, Trump has frozen student visa interviews (Newsweek) while Senator Tuberville announced plans to leave the Senate and run for governor (The Hill).
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Russia’s leader told Trump he’d draft a memo laying out ceasefire requirements. More than a week later, US officials have heard nothing, sources say
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22:14Trump's Patience With Putin Wears Thin

The newspapers report on growing tensions between Trump and Putin over Ukraine, with Trump reportedly "furious" after Putin failed to deliver promised ceasefire requirements (CNN, The Hill). Immigration enforcement actions are intensifying with the administration asking the Supreme Court to lift restrictions on third-country deportations (NBC News, AP News) and ICE arresting a high school asylum seeker (The Daily Beast). The Harvard controversy continues with new angles including the university's $53 billion endowment being questioned amid Trump's pressure (Boston Globe) and federal funding cuts (NPR). Republicans are scrutinized for policies allegedly benefiting the wealthy while cutting social programs (Common Dreams), and the Supreme Court declined to hear a gender-related t-shirt case (OANN).
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