joe•iuculano :mastodon:<p>Via <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CNN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CNN</span></a> @ 6:31pm ET, Apr 16, 2025</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/InternalRevenueService" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>InternalRevenueService</span></a>→making plans to rescind tax-exempt status of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HarvardUniversity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HarvardUniversity</span></a>, according to 2 sources familiar w/ the matter, which would be an extraordinary step of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/retaliation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>retaliation</span></a> as the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> admin seeks to turn up pressure on the university that has defied demands to change its hiring & other practices.</p><p>A final decision on rescinding the university’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TaxExemption" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TaxExemption</span></a> is expected soon, the sources said.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/DEI" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DEI</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/IRS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IRS</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StopTrump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StopTrump</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/irs-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2025/04/16/politics/ir</span><span class="invisible">s-harvard-tax-exempt-status/index.html</span></a></p>