Hours after Harvard University faced the Trump administration in court for the first time in its push to restore more than $2 billion in blocked federal funding, the nation’s oldest and wealthiest college made a symbolic bow to White House demands,

The battle between Harvard University and the Trump administration’s freeze on its $2.2 billion in grants will head into the summer

A federal judge agreed on Monday to expedite Harvard University's lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing $2.2 billion in federal grant funding that the Ivy League school has warned will threaten vital medical and scientific research.

President Donald Trump's administration said it was probing whether Harvard University and the Harvard Law Review violated civil rights laws.

News of the new probe came hours after a federal judge agreed to expedite Harvard University's lawsuit seeking to block the Trump administration from freezing $2.3 billion in federal grant funding.

The Trump administration is ramping up its fight against Harvard, launching investigations Monday into the university and the Harvard Law Review for alleged race-based discrimination. The big picture: The administration has employed a pressure campaign against the Ivy League school,