Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, Harvard sues after the Trump administration bans the university from enrolling international students.

Cryptocurrency investors spend millions for a seat at the table with the president, the private dinner that's fueling concerns about Mr. Trump profiting from the presidency.

And the former U.S. ambassador to Ukraine explains why she resigned.

The policy of the Trump administration was to put pressure on the victim Ukraine rather than on the aggressor Russia.

And peace at any price is not peace. It's appeasement.

Welcome to the News Hour. A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration's move to prevent Harvard University from enrolling international students.

The judge's decision came just hours after Harvard filed a lawsuit in response.

That initial move by the administration put about 6,800 students or more than a quarter of the student body at immediate risk of losing their international status.

Harvard has been at the center of the administration's battle over higher education, which includes

multiple investigations, canceling or freezing billions of dollars in grants, and threatening

the school's tax-exempt status. For more on what this legal and political clash can mean for

higher learning, I'm joined by Laura Meckler of the Washington Post.

It's all part of our rethinking college series, which is focusing on the battles over higher education.

Laura, welcome back to The News Hour. Thanks for joining us.

Thanks for having me again.

So for the moment, as we said, the administration is blocked from revoking Harvard's ability to enroll

foreign students. But should it go into place, how big a threat is this to Harvard, both reputational

but also economically? Well, it has several elements. First of all, if you're talking about

theoretically such a large number, thousands of students not able to join them this fall.

You know, the question is, you know, can you just replace those students so quickly?

I know, Harvard clearly has a lot of people who want to go there, but it's not entirely clear

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