If it's Tuesday, the Trump administration moves to cut all remaining government contracts

and ties with Harvard, as the president ramps up his fight against higher education institutions

under the guise of combating anti-Semitism.

Plus, settling scores.

The Trump administration reopens several high-profile

Biden-era investigations as the president threatens California's governor with a funding ban,

and pardons a prominent supporter who was convicted of bribery. And President Trump blasts President Putin again.

This time, warning the Russian leader that he's, quote,

playing with fire as Moscow unleashes another large-scale attack on Ukraine.

Okay. Welcome to meet the press now.

I'm Kelly O'Donnell in Washington, where President Trump is once again escalating his fight with Harvard, the nation's oldest, wealthiest, and most esteemed university.

Not to mention the alma mater of eight American presidents. Mr. Trump now seeking to cut off all federal contracts

with the Ivy League school, which he has maligned as a threat to democracy. NBC News has obtained

a copy of a letter sent by the General Services Administration to all federal agencies,

encouraging them to seek alternative vendors for future services where you had previously considered Harvard.

The news comes a day after the president warned on social media that he was considering taking $3 billion of federal grant money from Harvard

and giving it to trade schools, despite the reality that some of those funds are congressionally authorized

for medical and scientific research, not the work of trade schools. Harvard's president says

the Trump administration's ongoing attacks on his university

could have serious and long-term effects on all Americans.

I would say that the federal government has the authority through the budgeting process to reallocate funds.

But the question to ask is what problem is he trying to solve by doing

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