Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the investigation on Wednesday, the latest in a series of actions the Trump administration has taken targeting Harvard University.

Attorneys for Harvard asked a federal judge Monday to prevent the Trump administration from withholding federal funds from the school.

Harvard's case against the administration's threats to cut billions in funding could have larger implications for the government's oversight of schools.

The decision was announced Wednesday in an emailed letter sent from Danoff Dean of Harvard College David J. Deming and other campus leaders.

President Donald Trump on Wednesday is expected to deliver remarks on AI in Washington.The president also continues to face backlash from his MAGA supporters over his administration's handling of files related to the investigation into Jeffrey Epstein.

A confidential memo, later published in court documents, shows that the Trump administration had already shared an aggressive ‘menu’ of reforms with Harvard, a week before government officials sent a second list of demands that the University rejected.