Why is Trump at War With Harvard University?

In today’s episode, we cover Trump’s freeze on Harvard University funding, JD Vance’s comments on a UK-US trade deal, Ecuador’s election, and Sudan’s civil war updates.Watch TLDR’s latest videos here:https://youtu.be/aV388-Ik4wI?si=ApYB5IU-Q5vHcCPuhttps://youtu.be/RmH-R19AsIU?si=zWgzsNgmz4-CMBxi TLDR’s Daily Briefing is a roundup of the day’s most important news stories from around the world. But we don’t just tell you what’s happening, we explain it: making complex topics simple to understand. Listen to the Daily Briefing for your global news bulletin every weekday.Pre-order the next edition of Too Long, TLDR’s print magazine, here: https://toolong.news/dailyProduced and edited by Scarlett WatchornHosted by Georgina FindlayWritten by Ben Blissett and Georgina FindlayMusic by Epidemic Sound: http://epidemicsound.com/creator//////////////////////////////Sources:✍️ Trump Freezes Harvard University Fundinghttps://www.ft.com/content/ea81517a-b907-4898-a1b4-979e2946907ahttps://www.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2025/apr/15/donald-trump-harvard-funding-tariffs-immigration-dei-us-politics-live-updates✍️ JD Vance Says ‘Good Chance’ of US-UK Trade Agreementhttps://www.ft.com/content/6b5d4e13-6aaf-4bbb-ad10-ad28a5598d1chttps://unherd.com/2025/04/jd-vance-my-message-to-europe/ ✍️ Noboa Re-elected in Ecuadorhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/14/ecuador-presidential-election-daniel-noboa ✍️ Sudan War Two-Year Anniversaryhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/15/sudan-in-worlds-largest-humanitarian-crisis-after-two-years-of-civil-war See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.