Four major news organizations are seeking to unseal documents in a lawsuit brought by Harvard faculty against the Trump administration this spring, arguing that their release is essential to uncover the full picture of the government’s efforts to chill noncitizen speech.

President Trump promised a deal last summer. Other universities have agreed to pay millions to settle with the federal government since then, but Harvard, which was asked to pay much more, has not. By Michael S. Schmidt Michael C. Bender and Alan Blinder ...

Negotiations between the Trump administration and Harvard University are close to being finalised, US Education Secretary Linda McMahon has said, following months of tension between the government and leading institutions over funding, protests and policies.