> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://utahpolitics.news/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # Trump cuts off Harvard - URL: https://utahpolitics.news/trump-cuts-off-harvard/ - Published: 2025-05-06T13:31:00.000Z - Updated: 2025-07-09T15:47:58.000Z - Author: Bryan Schott - Tags: Morning Memo ## Tuesday, May 6, 2025 ## ⏰ Tick Tock The deadline to verify signatures for the HB267 referendum is tomorrow. (5/7/2025) 98 days to Utah's 2025 municipal primary elections (8/12/2025) 182 days until Election Day (11/4/2025) 546 days until the 2026 midterm elections (11/3/2026) ## 👀 Here's what you need to know for Tuesday morning: Thank you for being one of more than 1,200 people supporting Utah Political Watch with your free subscription. I'm so thankful to have you as a reader! "Morning News Fix" is a subscriber-exclusive newsletter curating the morning's top news headlines to help you get informed before starting your day. As an independent watchdog journalist, I work tirelessly to hold elected officials accountable and keep you informed about Utah politics. This vital work takes time, resources, and dedication. Support impactful local journalism by becoming a paid subscriber to Utah Political Watch today. For just $5 per month—less than the cost of a coffee—you'll get exclusive access to in-depth political coverage that matters to you and your community. [Upgrade to paid ](https://utahpolitics.news/membership/) ## Utah Headlines Utah GOP plan would boot signature-gathering candidates from party. \[[Utah Political Watch](https://utahpolitics.news/utah-gop-plan-would-boot-signature-gathering-candidates-from-party/)\] Sen. Mike Lee's proposed cuts to SNAP would shift "huge costs" to states, including Utah. \[[Utah News Dispatch](https://utahnewsdispatch.com/2025/05/06/sen-mike-lee-proposed-cuts-snap-would-shift-huge-costs-states-including-utah/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Federal housing programs help Utahns avoid homelessness. Trump wants to cut them. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/politics/2025/05/06/utah-housing-trump-administartion/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] "Initiatives Initiative" group to seek help from Utah Supreme Court. \[Fox 13\] Utah sued the owner of a "major source of air pollutants" for air quality violations. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2025/05/06/utah-sues-natural-gas-company-over/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Federal budget cuts could jeopardize local drug treatment services. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/politics/federal-budget-cuts-could-jeopardize-local-drug-treatment-services?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Utah arts groups just saw thousands in funding pulled by the feds. Here's what was cut. \[[Tribune](https://www.sltrib.com/artsliving/2025/05/06/utah-ballet-theater-arts-groups/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Will London host another Olympics after Utah's 2034 Winter Games? \[[Deseret News](https://www.deseret.com/utah/2025/05/05/london-may-bid-to-host-a-fourth-olympics-the-2040-summer-games-to-be-world-sporting-capital/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Nerves frayed as Utah student loans in default are once again due. \[[Fox 13](https://www.fox13now.com/news/saving-smarter/nerves-frayed-as-utah-student-loans-in-default-are-once-again-due?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## National/International Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth used the Signal messaging app for official Pentagon business in at least a dozen separate chats. \[[Wall Street Journal](https://www.wsj.com/politics/national-security/pete-hegseth-signal-chats-defense-department-pentagon-ec9a4daa?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - Secretary Hegseth ordered a major restructuring of military leadership, cutting the ranks of generals and admirals. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/05/pentagon-officer-cuts-00329990?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] A group of 18 states sued the Trump administration over its halting of wind-energy projects. \[[New York Times](https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/05/climate/lawsuit-wind-power-halt-trump-energy-emergency.html?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Attorneys General in 19 states and Washington, D.C. are challenging deep cuts to the U.S. Health and Human Services Agency in court. \[[Associated Press](https://apnews.com/article/lawsuit-hhs-kennedy-attorneys-general-health-794d685fdb4e9855bc0840125677c372?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The Trump administration has cut off Harvard University from receiving new research grants from the federal government. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/05/trump-bars-harvard-new-federal-research-funding-00330059?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] - The European Commission unveiled a financial package to attract and retain scientists in an attempt to leverage the Trump administration's dismantling of research programs. \[[STAT](https://www.statnews.com/2025/05/05/europe-science-spending-researchers/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced expanded military operations in that may include seizing the entire Gaza Strip. \[[Reuters](https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-cabinet-approves-expansion-gaza-offensive-broadcaster-kan-reports-2025-05-05/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] The Department of Homeland Security is offering undocumented migrants $1,000 to self deport. \[[Politico](https://www.politico.com/news/2025/05/05/dhs-money-offer-migrants-self-deport-00326428?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] Air traffic controllers at Newark Liberty International Airport lost radar and radio communication for nearly 90 seconds on April 28\. Multiple employees were placed on trauma leave following the incident. \[[Bloomberg](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-05-05/newark-radar-loss-left-controllers-guiding-blind-for-90-seconds?srnd=homepage-americas&ref=utahpolitics.news)\] ## Briefly... The 1979 Clint Eastwood movie Escape from Alcatraz aired on a South Florida PBS station the night before President Trump announced he was reopening the prison. Trump was at Mar-a-Lago for most of the weekend. \[[Deadline](https://deadline.com/2025/05/trumps-escape-from-alcatraz-on-tv-1236386328/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\] A federal judge ordered North Carolina election officials to certify the victory of a Democratic justice on the state Supreme Court. \[[Washington Post](https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2025/05/05/north-carolina-supreme-court-judge-certify/?ref=utahpolitics.news)\]