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The biggest takeaways from Harvard’s task force reports on campus antisemitism and anti-Muslim bias

By Andy Rose, Amanda Musa and Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN (CNN) — As its legal battle over critical federal money plays out in court, two Harvard University task forces have released a pair of long-awaited internal reports: one on how antisemitism and anti-Israeli bias are handled on campus, and another on anti-Muslim, anti-Arab and anti-Palestinian bias.

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5 things to know for April 29: Canada election, Gaza, Trump’s 100 days, FEMA, Illinois crash

By Jade Walker, CNN (CNN) — During the first Trump administration, the Justice Department secretly pursued internal communications at several media outlets and issued gag orders on the news organizations’ leadership and lawyers so even the journalists didn’t know their records were being confiscated. In 2022, Attorney General Merrick Garland revised the DOJ’s policy and

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More than 100 migrants were detained during a raid on a Colorado nightclub. Here’s what we know

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — US federal agents early Sunday raided what authorities described as an underground nightclub in Colorado Springs and took into custody more than 100 migrants accused of being in the country illegally, the US Drug Enforcement Administration said. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,”

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Federal funding freeze on nation’s oldest university likely to stay in place well into summer after first court hearing

By Ray Sanchez, Kara Scannell and Nicki Brown, CNN Boston (CNN) — More than $2 billion in federal funds committed to Harvard University are likely to stay frozen by the Trump administration well into the summer after the sides met for the first time in a Boston courtroom in their high-stakes sparring match over political

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How local agencies are partnering with ICE to arrest an increasing number of immigrants

By Michelle Watson, CNN (CNN) — Across the United States, local agencies have become immigration enforcers under a federal program officials say strengthens public safety, but critics warn spreads fear, erodes trust and threatens the fabric of immigrant communities. Known as the 287(g) program, it was created under the 1996 Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant

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Over 100 immigrants arrested in raid on underground Colorado nightclub where active-duty military members worked, feds say

CNN By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 immigrants, allegedly in the country illegally, were detained in Colorado Springs after an overnight raid at what authorities described as an underground nightclub in a strip mall. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,” Jonathan C. Pullen, the Special Agent

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3 children who are US citizens — including one with cancer — deported with their mothers, lawyers and advocacy groups say

By Dakin Andone, CNN (CNN) — Three children who are US citizens, including a 4-year-old receiving treatment for metastatic cancer, were taken to Honduras with their mothers, who were deported last week, according to the families’ attorneys and civil rights and immigration advocacy organizations. In one case, a mother was deported and took her 2-year-old

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Over 100 immigrants arrested in raid on underground Colorado nightclub where active-duty military members worked, feds say

By Chris Boyette, CNN (CNN) — More than 100 immigrants, allegedly in the country illegally, were detained in Colorado Springs after an overnight raid at what authorities described as an underground nightclub in a strip mall. “What was happening inside was significant drug trafficking, prostitution, crimes of violence,” Jonathan C. Pullen, the Special Agent in

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Start your week smart: Alzheimer’s research, IRS audit, Trump’s first 100 days, horse racing’s future, goodbye $5 T-shirts

By Andrew Torgan, Daniel Wine and Kimberly Richardson, CNN (CNN) — April 15 has come and gone, so you can stop worrying about your taxes for another year … or can you? With so many changes taking place at the IRS — including widespread staff departures and the implementation of artificial intelligence — how likely

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