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.

The White House is seeking fines from several universities it says failed to stop antisemitism on campus, including Harvard University, in exchange for restoring federal funding, a Trump administration official said on Friday.

The Trump administration is seeking heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism.

The Trump administration's settlement with Columbia clarifies the stakes for anyone weighing whether to fight its demands or concede.

Talks in Washington. An expert on negotiation. A balancing act. The university chose cooperation over litigation, a strategy both pilloried and praised.

Some acknowledge that the university had no choice and that the deal could be worse, but many fear that it sets some dangerous precedents.