LONG OVERDUE: State Department to Crack Down on Universities That Take Money From Foreign Entities on Government Watch Lists
July 17, 2026
Credit: White House
The State Department and a handful of other government agencies are going to start cracking down on colleges and universities that take money from foreign entities that are on government watch lists.
This is something we should have been doing for years, but better late than never.
Higher education is always looking for new forms of revenue and will take cash from pretty much anywhere. It’s a significant threat to national security.
Universities receive millions in funding from foreign entities on U.S. government watch lists, records show
Major U.S. universities have received millions of dollars in funding from foreign entities that are on U.S. government watch lists, according to a CBS News review of university funding records submitted to the Department of Education.
State Department and Education Department officials say the disclosure forms, which have not been previously reported, show a combined $27.6 million received in roughly the second half of last year by dozens of top American research institutions that originated from entities appearing on at least one federal government watch list. There are 10 cautionary and restricted watch lists overseen by the departments of Treasury, Commerce, Homeland Security, Defense and State, which flag companies and organizations that should be subject to extra scrutiny due to their ties to foreign government interests.
The two agencies are working together to crack down on academic partnerships with foreign companies and organizations that the Trump administration says could threaten national security.
In one example from the disclosure forms, a company in China that develops state-of-the-art aeronautics for the People’s Liberation Army gave more than $7 million total to three American universities considered top-tier research institutions. In another instance, the largest amount in the documents, disclosed in 2020, was $22.6 million for a 50-year contract from the Beijing Institute of Technology to Bryant University in Rhode Island.
On Wednesday, Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy Sarah B. Rogers sent a letter to the governing boards of major research universities alerting them that future grant-making agencies will be checking if institutions take money from foreign entities on U.S. watch lists — and could pull federal funding for those that do.
At the end of Trump’s first term, Senate Republicans were aggressively pursuing action against China and the huge influence they wield on American college campuses.
It’s good to see the second Trump administration revisiting the topic with an even broader view.
Gavin Newsom’s Wife Turns Into a Stuttering Mess When Asked if the Investigation of Her Husband Actually Started Under Biden (VIDEO)
July 17, 2026
Screencap of Twitter/X video.
Gavin Newsom’s wife Jennifer Siebel Newsom recently appeared on MNOW and things got a little tricky for her when the host asked her if the federal investigation of her husband actually began under President Joe Biden, which it did.
Suddenly, there was a lot of uh… uhh… uhh… happening on the screen.
She quickly tried to pivot to Trump, but it just didn’t work. It came off as rather awkward.
Jennifer Siebel Newsom calls DOJ probe ‘fishing expedition’ in awkward interview
Jennifer Siebel Newsom, wife of California Gov. Gavin Newsom, called the investigation targeting the couple a “fishing expedition” in an awkward interview Friday — her first extended comments on the subject since the Democratic governor dropped news in June of a bombshell federal probe.
At one point, the feminist filmmaker seemed flustered when asked directly by MS Now anchor Stephanie Ruhle if the investigation actually started under former Democratic President Joe Biden, as some sources have alleged.
Both the governor, who is considering a run for president in 2028, and wife have stuck to their claims the probe is politically motivated by Republican President Donald Trump.
“I don’t know the details,” Siebel Newsom said after a pause.
She then tried to explain the timeline.
“I do know that Trump was coming after my husband when…back when Biden was president and Biden was running for the presidency.”
Watch the clip below:
Gavin Newsom’s wife stumbles when asked why she is lying about the DOJ investigation:
MSNOW: Didn’t this investigation start under Biden?
The fact that Ms. Siebel Newsom was asked about this on MSNOW is very telling. Maybe the far left is not as excited about the idea of a Newsom presidential run as Newsom is.
In fact, one of the other questions she got was whether or not her husband is planning to run. She couldn’t give a straight answer on that either. Watch:
Jennifer Newsom rambles for 90 seconds when asked if her husband will run for President:
“Um…I believe right now we are focused on California…I’ve been focused on women and children and communities…it’s really exciting to be in California, diversity is our secret sauce.” pic.twitter.com/HNAG7RmXcC
National Public Radio Suggests Banning Trans Surgery for Minors Sets a ‘Dangerous Precedent’
July 17, 2026
National Public Radio (NPR) recently did a story about how the Trump administration is cracking down on the use of Medicaid and Medicare for so-called ‘gender affirming care’ especially with regards to children.
This is another 80/20 issue that the vast majority of the public supports, it might even be 90/10. Most people do not believe that children should be involved in any of this. We don’t allow children to get tattoos, why would we allow them to get irreversible (and unnecessary) surgery that will affect them for the rest of their lives.
Despite public outcry, Democrats and the left in general, have made it clear that they simply will not let go of this issue.
Touted as an exclusive story on National Public Radio from health reporter Selena Simmons-Duffin, “Trump’s HHS abandons threat to withhold Medicare and Medicaid funding over trans care” dutifully repeated the “gender-affirming care for youth” misnomer in the lead while providing only trans-supportive sources.
The Trump administration is abandoning its most aggressive attempt to end gender-affirming care for youth nationally, according to an official document obtained by NPR.
The document shows that the Department of Health and Human Services will not be finalizing a proposed rule that would have blocked all Medicaid and Medicare funding for hospitals that provide pediatric gender-affirming care…
The broadcast version that aired on NPR’s All Things Considered Monday added a “dangerous” adjective to the mix.
Simmons-Duffin: ….The American Medical Association and the Children’s Hospital Association both urged the government to withdraw it. They said it violated several laws and set a dangerous precedent….
This is exactly why for years now, conservatives have been calling for the defunding of NPR.
They present every issue through the lens of the far left and pretend that it’s the rational, reasonable, and normal position.
Protecting children is the reasonable position. There is nothing dangerous about that.
Former CNN Employee Don Lemon Claims People Keep Asking Him if He is Running for President (VIDEO)
July 17, 2026
Screencap of Twitter/X video.
Don Lemon, who couldn’t even hold on to his job at CNN, was recently asked if he has political ambitions and he claimed that lots of people keep asking him if he is running for president.
He then goes on to say that he thinks he would make a good president. He sure has a highly developed sense of self-importance, doesn’t he?
Wouldn’t it be worth it just to see other Democrats demolish him on a debate stage?
Don Lemon reveals he’s ‘totally serious’ about considering a presidential run
Former CNN host Don Lemon revealed he was “totally serious” about considering a presidential run during a podcast on Wednesday and said people kept asking him if he’s going to run.
“Can’t be Censored” hosts Travis Dhanraj and Karman Wong asked Lemon if he had political ambition, to which the ex-CNN host said no, but revealed people had been asking him to and that he was thinking about it.
“I actually think I would be a really good president of the United States,” Lemon said.
“Okay, like you’re being serious?” Dhanraj asked.
Lemon said he was being totally serious and was asked what it would take for him to run.
“For the people to want me. What it would take is if I ran a political campaign, a presidential campaign, I would like to run it, and I don’t know if this is realistic or not, without having to beg for money. I would like it to be a voter-citizen-driven campaign for as much as it can be. Maybe at some point I might have to take a donation. I would rather not do that, but I would rather the people of the United States to say, ‘That’s the guy that we want. I’m gonna give him five dollars or $10’ or something that doesn’t break the bank because I know that the economy is tough,” Lemon said.
Here’s the video:
Don Lemon claims people keep asking him to run for president.
“I think I would be a really good president of the United States.”
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