Columbia University’s interim president steps down

From TODAY. The interim president of Columbia University, Katrina A. Armstrong, is stepping down a week after the university struck a controversial deal with the Trump administration to restore $400 million in federal funding. She assumed the role when the university’s previous president resigned last year after a tumultuous spring semester overshadowed by campus protests…

Pete Hegseth took wife to meetings with foreign officials: report

From TODAY. The Wall Street Journal reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth brought his wife, Jennifer, to two meetings with foreign military counterparts where sensitive information was discussed. It comes as fallout continues over the editor-in-chief of the Atlantic being accidentally added to a group chat where Hegseth and other administration officials were discussing…

Protests erupt after Tufts student detained by ICE agents

From TODAY. Hundreds of protesters gathered near Tufts University’s campus on Wednesday calling for the federal government to release doctoral student Rumeysa Ozturk. It comes after Ozturk’s attorney says the Turkish national with a valid student visa was detained by federal authorities wearing masks as she was walking home. NBC’s Stephanie Gosk reports for TODAY.…