Officials from the Trump administration believe a letter sent to Harvard University may have been sent in error. The administration stands by the letter and blames Harvard for not holding talks, but says there is a path back to talks on the matter. Harvard pushes back at the claim that it should have held discussions with government lawyers after receiving the letter. Trump's administration has threatened universities with federal funding cuts over pro-Palestinian, anti-Israel campus protests against Israel's war against Hamas in Gaza.

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