The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has halted grants and contracts amounting to $400 million previously designated for Columbia University. The federal action follows what officials described as the university's "inaction in the face of persistent harassment of Jewish students." The cancellation was disclosed in a statement by the General Services Administration. The funds in question were part of a larger pool of $5 billion committed to the university, as confirmed by a joint declaration from the General Services Administration, the Department of Justice, the Department of Education, and the Department of Health and Human Services. The university has...