Trump Administration Targets Harvard and Los Angeles in Policy Crackdowns – 6/30/2025

The Trump administration is intensifying scrutiny, threatening to defund Harvard for alleged Civil Rights Act violations and suing Los Angeles to end sanctuary city policies. Meanwhile, a federal probe into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senate debates over Trump’s budget bill highlight a contentious political landscape.

United States

  • Warren Buffett donates $6 billion in stock to five foundations, totaling $60 billion since 2006, per AP News
  • Federal probe launched into Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for allegedly employing criminal alien, aiding ICE evasion
  • Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates claims “the children are always ours,” mocking parental rights
  • Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent ready to lead Federal Reserve if chosen by President Trump
  • Trump administration sues Los Angeles to end sanctuary city policies protecting illegal immigrants
  • Apple’s “F1 The Movie” earns $55.6 million domestically, $144 million globally in debut weekend
  • Trump administration threatens to defund Harvard for failing to protect Jewish students, per AP News
  • Senate Republicans push marathon session to pass President Trump’s major legislative bill, per Wall Street Journal
  • Over 40 million Americans used SNAP food aid in 2024, many in red districts facing proposed cuts, per Bloomberg News
  • Senate debates Trump’s tax cuts, Medicaid, and border security bill after intense weekend negotiations, per USA TODAY
  • Senate’s clean energy subsidy cuts in Trump’s bill spark criticism for raising costs, cutting jobs, per Reuters
  • Trump administration accuses Harvard of “violent violation” of Civil Rights Act, threatens funding, per The Washington Post
  • Senate’s “vote-a-rama” tackles amendments to Trump’s budget bill, aiming for July 4 passage, per CBS News
  • Senate’s budget bill increases deficit by $500 billion more than House version, per Axios
  • Trump strikes deal with El Salvador’s Bukele to deport MS-13 leaders, undermining U.S. probe, per The New York Times
  • Trump to visit Florida’s “Alligator Alcatraz” detention center at its opening, per NewsNation
  • Child goes missing at lake house, parent shares fears, per Newsweek
  • WNBA announces expansion to three new cities, per Wall Street Journal
  • US universities adapt computer science curricula to address AI advancements, per New York Times
  • Home Depot acquires GMS Inc. for $4.3B, per AP News
  • Robinhood to offer 200+ US stocks as tokens in Europe, per Wall Street Journal
  • Jury deliberates in Diddy’s s-x trafficking trial, per NewsNation
  • FBI uncovers $245M medical fraud, largest in US history, per Newsweek
  • Jury deliberates in Sean Combs’ federal s-x trafficking trial, facing life in prison, per ABC15 Arizona
  • USDA recalls 150,000 pounds of ready-to-eat bologna nationwide, per KOIN 6 News
  • Senate Republicans face marathon vote on Trump’s budget bill, per KUTV2 News

Western States

  • Idaho suspect, 20, allegedly started brush fire, sh-t at firefighters, k-lling two, per CNN
  • Suspect named in Idaho sniper attack that k-lled two firefighters, per New York Post
  • Southern California communities cancel July 4th events due to immigration raids, per KTLA 5
  • Bears invade California home after repeated burglaries, 11 charged, per San Francisco Chronicle
  • Mindy Fire grows to 100 acres, prompts evacuations in Aguanga, per KTLA 5
  • Juvenile dies in wrong-way crash on I-15 near Speedway Blvd, per FOX5 Las Vegas
  • Cottonwood Heights dance studio owner arrested for s-xual abuse of students, per KUTV2 News
  • Man critically injured in Salt Lake police chase sh–ting, I-80 closed, per KUTV2 News
  • 4-year-old boy drowns at Chandler public pool Sunday night, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Arizona budget secures aid for foster children aging out of system, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Woman critically injured by impaired driver in west Phoenix crash, per Arizona’s Family 3TV & CBS 5
  • Granite Mountain Hotshots remembered 12 years after Yarnell Hill Fire, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Glendale invests millions in road safety to reduce crashes, per ABC15 Arizona
  • Family rescued from closed Phoenix hiking trail despite heat warning, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Body cam captures dramatic Salt River rescue of man trapped in brush, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • Maricopa County voters wrongly flagged due to vendor error, per FOX 10 Phoenix
  • LA Latinos limit public outings, fearing immigration detentions, per New York Times

International

  • EU and Ukraine agree to update free trade deal, enhancing Kyiv’s market access, per POLITICO Europe
  • UK vehicle thefts surge 75%, costing billions, per CNBC International
  • Co Clare GP practice saved from closure by doctor’s last-minute decision, per RTE News
  • More countries expected to drop digital taxes after Canada’s retreat, per CNBC International
  • State Department revokes Bob Vylan’s band visas after “Death to the IDF” chant, per Christopher Landau
  • Trump administration warns of heightened Iranian cyberattack risks, per Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
  • Criminal probe launched into Kneecap, Bob Vylan Glastonbury performances, per Sky News
  • Amazon boycott announced during Bezos-Sanchez wedding, targeting Prime Day, per Newsweek
  • Malaysia enforces VEP, fining Singapore vehicles $70 from July 1, per Channel News Asia
  • Southern Europe heatwave prompts health, wildfire warnings, per RTE News
  • Mesa man storms soccer field over Morocco’s stray dog k-llings, per Phoenix New Times