California on Wednesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs on foreign trading partners, accusing him of abusing his powers and inflicting financial harm on the state and nation.

President Trump released a new statement on China saying that the country needs to come to the U.S. to make a trade deal to lower the tariffs the U.S. has levied against China, because the country needs U.

The fight between the Trump administration and the nation’s oldest and most elite university was headed for a showdown that could affect other American institutions. Harvard has rejected the administration’s demands that it make changes to its policies and programs related to diversity hiring and the tolerance of anti-Israel protests.

The Sidebar panel breaks down President Donald Trump's ongoing crackdown on higher education and explains Harvard's decision to push back.