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It's Friday, April 18th.
I'm Pierre Bienname for the Wall Street Journal, filling in for Alex Osila.
This is the PM edition of what's News,
the top headlines and business stories that moved the world today.
We exclusively report
that the Trump administration is pressing Harvard University to turn over records on the money it receives from foreign sources going back a decade.
It's the latest move in the White House's growing pressure campaign against the country's most prominent university.
Secretary of education Linda McMahon said in a statement that the request is meant to,
quote, ensure Harvard is not being manipulated by or doing the bidding of foreign entities.
An Education Department letter to the school presented no evidence that that was occurring.
In a written statement, Harvard said it has filed such reports for decades,
quote, as part of its ongoing compliance with the law.
Federal law requires universities to report donations from foreign sour of more than $250,000.
President Trump is replacing the acting IRS commissioner he appointed just three days ago.
That's according to people familiar with the matter.