By ‘settling’ with the Trump administration, they basically threw their students and community under the bus.” Columbia graduate and activist Mahmoud Khalil joins Antonia Hylton on The Beat with Ari Melber to share his reaction to the $200 million settlement between Columbia University and the Trump administration.

The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told ABC News she is “incredibly pleased” with the $220 million deal with Columbia University after months of negotiations.

Columbia University janitors who claimed they were held hostage by anti-Israel protesters have settled their complaint with the university for an undisclosed amount.

Academics around the country are raising alarm about growing efforts to define antisemitism on terms pushed by the Trump administration

Trump, who has halted billions in research grants to a slew of schools, has said he envisions the Columbia deal as the first of many such agreements. His education secretary, Linda McMahon, called it a blueprint for other institutions to follow.

So far, Washington's fire season is shaping up exactly as expected. The entire state and Oregon has above-normal fire risk.

Education Secretary McMahon highlighted Columbia University's new accountability measures and cooperation with the NYPD after the historic $200 million settlement.