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5 Jewish senators accuse Trump of using antisemitism as ‘guise’ to attack universities

JL;DR SUMMARY Five Jewish senators, including Chuck Schumer, have accused the Trump administration of exploiting the issue of antisemitism as a pretext to target universities, potentially undermining higher education under the guise of combating antisemitism. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Trump AdministrationCivil RightsPro Palestinian ActivistsHarvardUniversitiesHigher EducationChuck SchumerJewish SenatorsFunding Cuts

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New York, United States
"The letter was addressed to Trump and signed by Schumer, of New York, as well as Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, California Sen. Adam Schiff and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz."
Nevada, United States
"The letter was addressed to Trump and signed by Schumer, of New York, as well as Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, California Sen. Adam Schiff and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz."
Connecticut, United States
"The letter was addressed to Trump and signed by Schumer, of New York, as well as Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, California Sen. Adam Schiff and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz."
California, United States
"The letter was addressed to Trump and signed by Schumer, of New York, as well as Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, California Sen. Adam Schiff and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz."
Hawaii, United States
"The letter was addressed to Trump and signed by Schumer, of New York, as well as Nevada Sen. Jacky Rosen, Connecticut Sen. Richard Blumenthal, California Sen. Adam Schiff and Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz."
Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States
"Much of the letter focused on the administrations campaign against Harvard, which has seen a $2.2 billion federal funding freeze and threats to its tax-exempt status."

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