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Stephen Miller gets trolled by Dems after wife seen exiting White House with Elon Musk in viral photo moment
Stephen Miller gets trolled by Dems after wife seen exiting White House with Elon Musk in viral photo moment

Time of India

time7 hours ago

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Stephen Miller gets trolled by Dems after wife seen exiting White House with Elon Musk in viral photo moment

Live Events FAQs (You can now subscribe to our (You can now subscribe to our Economic Times WhatsApp channel Democrats don't have much to be happy about lately, but they had fun trolling Stephen Miller after his wife was seen leaving the White House with Elon Musk . Musk and Katie Miller were photographed together while exiting, and the moment went viral online, according to the Miller works as an adviser and spokesperson for DOGE, which is Musk's group in the government. The X account of the Democrats tagged Stephen Miller and posted a pic of an empty chair in a hotel room, clearly mocking him. They also retweeted a Daily Beast article saying Katie was leaving the Trump administration to work full-time for Elon Musk, according to the report by Daily White House didn't respond when Daily Beast asked whether Stephen Miller is also leaving. Stephen Miller, just like Musk, was a 'Special Government Employee,' so he was allowed to work in the government for only 130 days. On Friday, Katie Miller was seen in the Oval Office while Musk was giving his farewell speech with the criticized the President's 'big, beautiful bill' during his goodbye speech and said it was disappointing. Stephen Miller fired back on X with a long post, saying the bill couldn't cut spending due to Senate rules. He also said the Congressional Budget Office was wrong for saying the bill increases the deficit and called their analysis a 'gimmick.'In another post, Miller praised the work DOGE has done, but his fight with Musk on social media showed cracks in the MAGA camp . Stephen and Katie Miller were part of the first Trump administration, which is where they met and got married, according to the Daily Beast Katie is one of the DOGE team members leaving government jobs as Musk shifts his focus back to his businesses. Steve Davis, Musk's close aide, is also leaving, the White House confirmed, as per his wife was seen leaving the White House with Elon Musk in a viral Miller has decided to join Elon Musk after the latter left his position as DOGE chief in the Trump administration.

Trump White House steps up attacks on courts after tariff ruling
Trump White House steps up attacks on courts after tariff ruling

Yahoo

time8 hours ago

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Trump White House steps up attacks on courts after tariff ruling

The White House is increasing its attacks on the judicial branch in the wake of decisions that briefly blocked President Trump's sweeping tariffs. It's a battle-tested playbook the administration has used before on a number of fronts with the courts, which have emerged as an even greater bulwark to the president's policies in his second term, especially with a GOP Congress that has largely left him unchallenged. At the same time, the Trump team's verbal attacks on the judiciary are more intense than any other administration in recent U.S. history, and underscore the public relations battle the White House is engaging in. That battle is intended to rile up Trump's base, while also pressuring his opponents and the courts. Deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller decried a three-judge panel's ruling that initially halted Trump's sweeping 'reciprocal' tariffs as 'judicial tyranny.' White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt called it part of a 'troubling and dangerous trend of unelected judges inserting themselves into the presidential decision-making process.' National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett, a typically mild-mannered adviser, attacked the panel as 'activist judges.' It echoed the same rhetoric Miller, Leavitt and others have routinely used to push back on judicial rulings that block or undermine the administration's agenda on immigration, efforts to shrink the government and more. It is also similar to the way Trump attacked judges who handled his legal cases before he won a second term. The tactic serves the White House's goals on multiple fronts. It allows officials to go on offense, where they are most comfortable. It also provides fodder to Trump's MAGA base, creating a common opponent at a time when Democrats are out of power and largely helpless to impede the president's agenda. The strategy has been cause for alarm for Democrats and experts who have voiced concerns about the long-term impact of attacks on the courts. 'Courts upholding the rule of law is what separates America from dictatorships around the world. We are not ruled by kings, but by laws,' Skye Perryman, president of left-leaning legal group Democracy Forward, posted on the social platform X. 'Intimidation of courts and ignoring the rule of the law betrays these values.' The three-judge panel on the U.S. Court of International ruled on Wednesday to block Trump's April 2 'Liberation Day' tariffs, which placed a 10 percent levy on all imports along with higher 'reciprocal' tariffs for dozens of countries that could go into effect over the summer. The ruling also blocked earlier orders that imposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China. Many had already been adjusted or delayed as stocks fell, and Treasury yields rose in the wake of Trump's trade shifts. An appeals court temporarily lifted the block in a ruling on Thursday. But in the 24 hours in between, Trump allies went to work attacking the trade court and portraying it as the latest instance of judges deliberately undermining the president. The attacks came despite the fact that one of the judges who presided over the tariffs case was appointed by Trump. Leavitt devoted the start of her briefing with reporters on Thursday to bashing the decision. She argued Trump was on sound legal footing and was being undermined by judges who 'brazenly abused their judicial power.' Jason Miller, a former senior adviser on the Trump campaign, claimed the trade court's ruling showed a brewing battle 'between American sovereignty and having a globalist takeover.' After an appeals court temporarily reversed the trade court's ruling, the target shifted slightly to the conservative group the Federalist Society and its longtime leader, Leonard Leo, who played a central role in shaping Trump's judicial picks during his first term. 'I am so disappointed in The Federalist Society because of the bad advice they gave me on numerous Judicial Nominations,' Trump wrote Thursday. 'This is something that cannot be forgotten! With all of that being said, I am very proud of many of our picks, but very disappointed in others.' Alex Brusewitz, a GOP digital strategist and Trump adviser, called the Federalist Society 'anti-MAGA.' The barrage of attacks on the trade court followed a well-worn strategy Trump and his allies have used to try to shake confidence in judges and the court system. Dating back to his first campaign in 2016, Trump questioned whether one judge was biased against him because of their Mexican heritage. During the 2024 campaign, Trump relentlessly attacked the judge overseeing his hush money trial, comparing him to 'a devil' in remarks after the case concluded with Trump being found guilty on 34 felony counts. Critics argue that the attacks from Trump and his allies are not only harmful, but also ignore context about who is ruling against the president. Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.), the top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee, noted the federal judges who have issued court orders blocking or pausing the Trump administration's actions thus far have been appointed by five presidents. 'Trump keeps taking executive actions that blatantly, flagrantly exceed his authorities under the law and the Constitution. And he keeps losing in court, regardless of WHO appointed the judges. (Some of them were HIS.),' David Axelrod, an official in former President Obama's administration, posted on X. 'Yet he and his apparatchiks call it a 'judicial coup.'' But the attacks are part of a hardened outlook among Trump and some of his closest advisers that judges across the country are attempting to run out the clock on his second term by issuing injunctions and rulings that halt his agenda. 'That is the crisis in the courts,' said one White House official. 'The president is elected to a four-year term, and it should not be possible for a dozen district court judges to grind down that term to prevent the president from doing what he campaigned on.' Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.

Dems Taunt Stephen Miller Over Wife Leaving with Musk
Dems Taunt Stephen Miller Over Wife Leaving with Musk

Yahoo

time8 hours ago

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Dems Taunt Stephen Miller Over Wife Leaving with Musk

Democrats have little to be giddy about these days, but they took pleasure in taunting White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller as Elon Musk made his White House exit with Miller's wife at his side. The official X account of the Democrats had a spicy post on Friday where they simply tagged Stephen Miller's handle and included an image of an empty chair in a corner of what looked like a hotel room. The post retweeted the Daily Beast's report that Miller's wife, Katie, a DOGE adviser and spokesperson, was also on her way out of the Trump administration to work for the tech billionaire full time. .@StephenM: — Democrats (@TheDemocrats) May 30, 2025 As the world's richest person makes his departure, people across the internet have been all too happy to speculate over Musk and the Millers. The White House did not respond to the Daily Beast's inquiry about Miller's departure. Like Musk, Miller was also a 'Special Government Employee.' Such employees from the private sector are limited in how long they can work with the federal government to 130 days. Miller has been posting on X about Musk and DOGE, but also his private companies. On Friday, she was also spotted inside the Oval Office watching as Musk made some farewell remarks with the president. But Musk also got pushback from Miller's husband as he decided to criticize the president's 'big, beautiful bill' as a disappointment on his way out the door. Musk told CBS News in an interview this week that the massive legislation undermines the work of DOGE and balloons the deficit. Miller fired back in a lengthy X post where he argued the bill could not cut discretionary spending due to Senate rules. He also insisted the Congressional Budget Office was wrong that it increases the deficit, dismissing the analysis as an 'accounting gimmick.' Miller also praised the work of DOGE in a separate post, but the public pushback on Musk highlighted the MAGA rift just as Musk and his wife are headed out of the White House. Before working for the current administration, both Millers also worked in the first Trump administration, during which they met and married. Miller is one of several members of the DOGE team who head out with their leader as he steps away and focuses more time on his businesses. Musk's right-hand man, Steve Davis, is also departing, the White House confirmed.

Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says
Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says

Yahoo

time9 hours ago

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Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says

College and university leaders have been privately negotiating with a deputy to top Trump aide Stephen Miller in hopes of avoiding the same aggressive targeting of Harvard University, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration looks to escalate its attacks on the Ivy League institution and other schools. The higher education leaders, who have had granular conversations with senior White House policy strategist May Mailman in recent weeks, are asking what signals they need to send to stay out of the administration's crosshairs, the person said. Mailman works closely with Miller – an architect of the administration's strategy to target colleges over concerns they are not sufficiently policing alleged antisemitism on their campuses. In turn, a White House official said the administration is relaying to the leaders that 'the money simply cannot and will not flow unabated as it has been – and that the universities are incubators of discrimination and the taxpayer cannot support that.' These conversations come as the administration is investigating dozens of other schools, and as some school leadership comes to Washington. The White House is looking to strike a deal with a high-profile school, said the first source, who is involved in the higher education response. 'They want a name-brand university to make a deal like the law firms made a deal that covers not just antisemitism and protests, but DEI and intellectual diversity,' this person said. 'They want Trump to be able to stand up and say he made a deal with so-and-so – an Ivy League school, some sort of name-brand school that gives them cover so they can say, 'We don't want to destroy higher education.'' Asked if any of the schools are inclined to make such a deal, the source said, 'Nobody wants to be the first, but the financial pressures are getting real.' Many schools have already experienced significant federal funding cuts, and there is mounting uncertainty about the future of visas for international students, who are more likely to pay full tuition compared to their American counterparts. The conversations, the source said, are continuing. 'The President is always willing to make a deal that benefits America, and this has been true for any higher education institution willing to embrace common sense, stop violating the law, and commit to restoring civil rights and order on their campuses,' the White House official said. They added, 'The administration is only willing to work with entities that operate in good faith and are not merely paying lip service without tangible actions. Many schools want to make a deal, and the President is willing to work with them.' Officials at some other schools are waiting for the White House to turn its attention away from Harvard. A board member at a major university targeted by the task force, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, described communications as 'irregular,' but said there have been repeated efforts by the task force to get the school's leadership to come to Washington for a meeting. 'There is very little enthusiasm for that,' the board member said. 'We do not have any interest in being their 'model school' or whatever.' They added, 'At this point, we feel very comfortable with the steps we've taken, and we don't have any need to fight the administration, per se – unless they decide to mess with our core values. When it comes, we will be ready to fight them. But that doesn't mean we need to provoke them.' Some universities across the country have hired political consultants and experts to respond to some of the administration's demands, while Harvard has launched an aggressive legal strategy and is organizing its alumni networks. Efforts to target Harvard began even before President Donald Trump returned to office, with Trump allies arguing they're cracking down on antisemitism on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war. But the administration's actions extend to a broader agenda – setting up a major clash over academic freedom, federal funding and campus oversight – and a belief inside the White House that it's a winning political issue for Trump. The crackdown is led by the Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, an interagency group that meets at least weekly, the White House official said, and is in regular communication about where to train its focus. At the helm is former Fox News personality and civil rights lawyer-turned-senior Justice Department official Leo Terrell. Miller and Mailman are also driving forces behind decision making, sources said. The administration has been happy with steps taken by some schools, praising some of its initial targets for complying with demands, including efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and crack down on campus protests. And which schools the administration could go after next appears to be a moving target. But Terrell suggested this week that 'massive lawsuits' are coming and would take aim at the University of California system, among others. 'Expect massive lawsuits against UC system. … On the East Coast, on the West Coast, in the Midwest, expect hate crime charges filed by the federal government. Expect Title VII lawsuits against those individuals who are not being protected simply because they're Jewish,' he told Fox News. Asked for comment on Terrell's threats, Rachel Zaentz, a spokesperson for the University of California, said that the school system is cooperating with the Trump administration. 'The University of California abhors antisemitism and is diligently working to address, counter and eradicate it in all its forms across the system. We have been, and plan to continue, cooperating with the Administration. Antisemitism has no place at UC or anywhere else in society. The University remains entirely focused on strengthening our programs and policies to root out antisemitism and all forms of discrimination,' Zaentz said. The White House official told CNN last month that the task force was having discussions with Harvard and Columbia, as well as Northwestern University, Cornell University and the University of Michigan. A February Justice Department news release also identified George Washington University; Johns Hopkins University; New York University; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Minnesota; and the University of Southern California as 'campuses that have experienced antisemitic incidents since October 2023' that the task force planned to visit. University leaders have been coming to DC to meet with administration officials, so no campus visits have been necessary, according to a senior administration official. CNN has reached out to each of the schools named by the Trump administration for comment. Statements from the University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota both denounced antisemitism and said the schools would engage with the task force on efforts to combat it. Pressed on how the task force is making determinations about funding for Harvard and other schools, the White House official said that their investigations often begin with complaints. 'The relevant agency or department will conduct an investigation into violations to federal law, whether Title IV and Title IX, Title VI, Title XI, Title XII, and, based on those investigations, there can be immediate action to pause funding and wait for a resolution to the investigation, or, in more egregious examples, like Harvard, there could just be a blanket removal of all federal funds because of their lack of cooperation in an investigation or their blatant disregard for their violations to federal law and their unwillingness to change policy,' the official said. And the senior administration official indicated this week that any school with an open Title VI investigation could be subject to government action. Title VI is part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal funding. There are more than 70 colleges and universities currently under active Title VI investigations as of Wednesday, according to a CNN analysis of data provided by the Department of Education. (A vast majority of those investigations were launched during the Biden administration.) And even as it looks at other schools, the administration hasn't taken its eye off Harvard, with which it's engaged in multiple legal battles. The administration has also launched an investigation into its foreign funding sources through a provision of the Higher Education Act requiring reporting of foreign gifts and contracts called Section 117. A prior Section 117 investigation into Harvard was recently closed. 'As standard practice, Harvard has filed Section 117 reports for decades as part of its ongoing compliance with the law. As is required, Harvard's reports include information on gifts and contracts from foreign sources exceeding $250K annually. This includes contracts to provide executive education, other training, and academic publications,' Jason Newton, a spokesperson for Harvard University, said in a statement, noting that Harvard's filings reflect 'diverse sources' of support for the school. And a tax provision in Trump's 'one big, beautiful bill,' which passed the House of Representatives last week but still has to get through the Senate, could have significant impact on Harvard and other institutions with large endowments. In its current form, it would implement a new 'tiered system' of taxes on private colleges and universities' investment income. The endowment tax is currently a flat 1.4% rate but could become as high as 21% for schools like Harvard with large endowments. The administration believes there's political support for that provision, with Education Secretary Linda McMahon telling Fox News on Wednesday, 'That's something that the American public could wrap its head around.' Trump administration messengers have offered mixed signals about how the process moves forward. The source familiar with the higher education response questioned the appetite to proceed at an aggressive pace. 'If you go after Harvard, how hard can you keep going? The universities are being played like a yo-yo for weeks and weeks and weeks. My guess is, at some point, the White House will lose interest in that. Once you've taken down Harvard, where are you going to go – Emory? They're just as conscious of the brands as anybody else,' the source said. Ultimately, the source added, the market rules: 'What's going to happen to Harvard or Columbia? Record applicants, record yield. I would bet you that if you talked to MAGA voters at Charlotte Country Day School or The Westminster Schools – they may have voted for Trump, but are they turning away from the Ivy League? Hell no. The schools are having record demand.' Meanwhile, McMahon has suggested there is still hope for negotiations with Harvard, with whom the senior administration official said the administration is not currently in talks. 'We really hope that we will be back at the table, negotiating, talking about the things that are good for Harvard and for the students that are on campus,' McMahon said. Terrell has struck a different tone. 'We are going to go after them where it hurts them financially, and there's numerous ways – I hope you can read between the lines – there's numerous ways to hurt them financially,' he warned on Fox News. Asked when it would end, Terrell said, 'We can't speculate. We have to bring these universities to their knees.'

Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says
Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says

CNN

time10 hours ago

  • Politics
  • CNN

Universities quietly negotiating with White House aide to try to avoid Harvard's fate, source says

College and university leaders have been privately negotiating with a deputy to top Trump aide Stephen Miller in hopes of avoiding the same aggressive targeting of Harvard University, a person familiar with the matter said, as the administration looks to escalate its attacks on the Ivy League institution and other schools. The higher education leaders, who have had granular conversations with senior White House policy strategist May Mailman in recent weeks, are asking what signals they need to send to stay out of the administration's crosshairs, the person said. Mailman works closely with Miller – an architect of the administration's strategy to target colleges over concerns they are not sufficiently policing alleged antisemitism on their campuses. In turn, a White House official said the administration is relaying to the leaders that 'the money simply cannot and will not flow unabated as it has been – and that the universities are incubators of discrimination and the taxpayer cannot support that.' These conversations come as the administration is investigating dozens of other schools, and as some school leadership comes to Washington. The White House is looking to strike a deal with a high-profile school, said the first source, who is involved in the higher education response. 'They want a name-brand university to make a deal like the law firms made a deal that covers not just antisemitism and protests, but DEI and intellectual diversity,' this person said. 'They want Trump to be able to stand up and say he made a deal with so-and-so – an Ivy League school, some sort of name-brand school that gives them cover so they can say, 'We don't want to destroy higher education.'' Asked if any of the schools are inclined to make such a deal, the source said, 'Nobody wants to be the first, but the financial pressures are getting real.' Many schools have already experienced significant federal funding cuts, and there is mounting uncertainty about the future of visas for international students, who are more likely to pay full tuition compared to their American counterparts. The conversations, the source said, are continuing. 'The President is always willing to make a deal that benefits America, and this has been true for any higher education institution willing to embrace common sense, stop violating the law, and commit to restoring civil rights and order on their campuses,' the White House official said. They added, 'The administration is only willing to work with entities that operate in good faith and are not merely paying lip service without tangible actions. Many schools want to make a deal, and the President is willing to work with them.' Officials at some other schools are waiting for the White House to turn its attention away from Harvard. A board member at a major university targeted by the task force, who was granted anonymity to speak freely, described communications as 'irregular,' but said there have been repeated efforts by the task force to get the school's leadership to come to Washington for a meeting. 'There is very little enthusiasm for that,' the board member said. 'We do not have any interest in being their 'model school' or whatever.' They added, 'At this point, we feel very comfortable with the steps we've taken, and we don't have any need to fight the administration, per se – unless they decide to mess with our core values. When it comes, we will be ready to fight them. But that doesn't mean we need to provoke them.' Some universities across the country have hired political consultants and experts to respond to some of the administration's demands, while Harvard has launched an aggressive legal strategy and is organizing its alumni networks. Efforts to target Harvard began even before President Donald Trump returned to office, with Trump allies arguing they're cracking down on antisemitism on campus amid the Israel-Hamas war. But the administration's actions extend to a broader agenda – setting up a major clash over academic freedom, federal funding and campus oversight – and a belief inside the White House that it's a winning political issue for Trump. The crackdown is led by the Task Force to Combat Anti-Semitism, an interagency group that meets at least weekly, the White House official said, and is in regular communication about where to train its focus. At the helm is former Fox News personality and civil rights lawyer-turned-senior Justice Department official Leo Terrell. Miller and Mailman are also driving forces behind decision making, sources said. The administration has been happy with steps taken by some schools, praising some of its initial targets for complying with demands, including efforts to dismantle diversity, equity, and inclusion programs and crack down on campus protests. And which schools the administration could go after next appears to be a moving target. But Terrell suggested this week that 'massive lawsuits' are coming and would take aim at the University of California system, among others. 'Expect massive lawsuits against UC system. … On the East Coast, on the West Coast, in the Midwest, expect hate crime charges filed by the federal government. Expect Title VII lawsuits against those individuals who are not being protected simply because they're Jewish,' he told Fox News. Asked for comment on Terrell's threats, Rachel Zaentz, a spokesperson for the University of California, said that the school system is cooperating with the Trump administration. 'The University of California abhors antisemitism and is diligently working to address, counter and eradicate it in all its forms across the system. We have been, and plan to continue, cooperating with the Administration. Antisemitism has no place at UC or anywhere else in society. The University remains entirely focused on strengthening our programs and policies to root out antisemitism and all forms of discrimination,' Zaentz said. The White House official told CNN last month that the task force was having discussions with Harvard and Columbia, as well as Northwestern University, Cornell University and the University of Michigan. A February Justice Department news release also identified George Washington University; Johns Hopkins University; New York University; the University of California, Berkeley; the University of Minnesota; and the University of Southern California as 'campuses that have experienced antisemitic incidents since October 2023' that the task force planned to visit. University leaders have been coming to DC to meet with administration officials, so no campus visits have been necessary, according to a senior administration official. CNN has reached out to each of the schools named by the Trump administration for comment. Statements from the University of Southern California and the University of Minnesota both denounced antisemitism and said the schools would engage with the task force on efforts to combat it. Pressed on how the task force is making determinations about funding for Harvard and other schools, the White House official said that their investigations often begin with complaints. 'The relevant agency or department will conduct an investigation into violations to federal law, whether Title IV and Title IX, Title VI, Title XI, Title XII, and, based on those investigations, there can be immediate action to pause funding and wait for a resolution to the investigation, or, in more egregious examples, like Harvard, there could just be a blanket removal of all federal funds because of their lack of cooperation in an investigation or their blatant disregard for their violations to federal law and their unwillingness to change policy,' the official said. And the senior administration official indicated this week that any school with an open Title VI investigation could be subject to government action. Title VI is part of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibiting discrimination based on race, color or national origin in programs or activities receiving federal funding. There are more than 70 colleges and universities currently under active Title VI investigations as of Wednesday, according to a CNN analysis of data provided by the Department of Education. (A vast majority of those investigations were launched during the Biden administration.) And even as it looks at other schools, the administration hasn't taken its eye off Harvard, with which it's engaged in multiple legal battles. The administration has also launched an investigation into its foreign funding sources through a provision of the Higher Education Act requiring reporting of foreign gifts and contracts called Section 117. A prior Section 117 investigation into Harvard was recently closed. 'As standard practice, Harvard has filed Section 117 reports for decades as part of its ongoing compliance with the law. As is required, Harvard's reports include information on gifts and contracts from foreign sources exceeding $250K annually. This includes contracts to provide executive education, other training, and academic publications,' Jason Newton, a spokesperson for Harvard University, said in a statement, noting that Harvard's filings reflect 'diverse sources' of support for the school. And a tax provision in Trump's 'one big, beautiful bill,' which passed the House of Representatives last week but still has to get through the Senate, could have significant impact on Harvard and other institutions with large endowments. In its current form, it would implement a new 'tiered system' of taxes on private colleges and universities' investment income. The endowment tax is currently a flat 1.4% rate but could become as high as 21% for schools like Harvard with large endowments. The administration believes there's political support for that provision, with Education Secretary Linda McMahon telling Fox News on Wednesday, 'That's something that the American public could wrap its head around.' Trump administration messengers have offered mixed signals about how the process moves forward. The source familiar with the higher education response questioned the appetite to proceed at an aggressive pace. 'If you go after Harvard, how hard can you keep going? The universities are being played like a yo-yo for weeks and weeks and weeks. My guess is, at some point, the White House will lose interest in that. Once you've taken down Harvard, where are you going to go – Emory? They're just as conscious of the brands as anybody else,' the source said. Ultimately, the source added, the market rules: 'What's going to happen to Harvard or Columbia? Record applicants, record yield. I would bet you that if you talked to MAGA voters at Charlotte Country Day School or The Westminster Schools – they may have voted for Trump, but are they turning away from the Ivy League? Hell no. The schools are having record demand.' Meanwhile, McMahon has suggested there is still hope for negotiations with Harvard, with whom the senior administration official said the administration is not currently in talks. 'We really hope that we will be back at the table, negotiating, talking about the things that are good for Harvard and for the students that are on campus,' McMahon said. Terrell has struck a different tone. 'We are going to go after them where it hurts them financially, and there's numerous ways – I hope you can read between the lines – there's numerous ways to hurt them financially,' he warned on Fox News. Asked when it would end, Terrell said, 'We can't speculate. We have to bring these universities to their knees.'

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