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The Education Department said states risk federal funding if they don’t end DEI programs the feds deem illegal. Illinois said it already pledges to comply with anti-discrimination laws.
The Trump administration announced it would pause $790 million for the Evanston school amid civil rights investigations.
Led by Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Ro Khanna, and Val Hoyle, progressives laid the groundwork for trying to block Trump’s attacks on Yemen.
The pause comes amid a civil rights investigation at the university. A Northwestern spokesperson said federal funds drive lifesaving innovation at the university, which has not received official notice of the funding freeze.