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Live News,28 May 2025,30 mins

The White House v Harvard

Newsnight

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He's not backing down. President Trump spoils for a fight with Harvard with a looming showdown in the courts. The White House says it's all about free speech, but free speech for whom? Nick Watt asks Youtube political commentator Dave Rubin and Harvard psychology professor Steven Pinker. And as J.D Vance addresses the bitcoin faithful in Vegas, why are the MAGA crowd so into bitcoin?

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