Trump administration moves to cut $100m in federal contracts for Harvard

30 contracts from 9 agencies targeted for cancellation

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U.S. President Donald Trump has railed against Harvard, calling the Ivy League school a hotbed of liberalism and antisemitism. © Reuters

WASHINGTON (AP) -- The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel contracts with Harvard University worth about $100 million, a senior administration official said Tuesday, intensifying the president's clash with the nation's oldest and wealthiest university.

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