The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Harvard University, alleging the institution withheld admissions data needed to determine if it discriminates based on race, according to ABC News. This action is the latest in a series of moves by the Trump administration against the university, which previously attempted to cut federal funding and block international student enrollment.
The lawsuit, reported by ABC News, centers on the Justice Department's claim that Harvard has not provided necessary admissions data. The department seeks to ascertain whether the university's admissions practices discriminate on the basis of race. This follows earlier attempts by the administration to exert pressure on Harvard, including efforts to restrict funding and international student enrollment, as noted by ABC News. Federal judges blocked both of these earlier attempts.
In other news, Senate Republicans gained a key ally in their quest to enshrine voter ID into law, according to Fox News. Senator Susan Collins, R-Maine, announced she would back the Safeguarding American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act, which recently passed the House. This support is contingent, however.
Meanwhile, in San Francisco, residents are banding together to shut down a reparations fund, claiming it is "dividing" the city, as reported by Fox News. Richie Greenberg, one of the plaintiffs suing the city, stated the measure solely favors Black residents. "It is dividing the city rather than trying to unite," Greenberg told Fox News Digital.
In other developments, the closure of El Paso's airspace was the result of a Pentagon plan to employ high-energy laser weapons to take out drones used by Mexican cartels, according to the New York Times. The use of these weapons was contingent on approval from aviation safety officials, which could have slowed testing of the system.
Finally, in France, Gisèle Pelicot, a rape survivor, shared her story with the BBC, describing the moment she realized the scale of her husband's crimes. "Something exploded inside me," said Ms. Pelicot, 73, of the moment she realized the scale of her husband's crimes. "It was like a tsunami." She described the experience of informing her three children as the toughest of her life.
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