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Trump news at a glance: Lutnick threatens Harvard patents; former Fox commentator bound for UN

US state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce
US state department spokesperson Tammy Bruce, who Donald Trump has nominated to be the US deputy representative to the UN. Photograph: Kevin Lamarque/Reuters

The Trump administrations has threatened Harvard’s lucrative portfolio of patents amid its long-running dispute with the university, accusing it of breaching legal and contractual requirements tied to federally funded research.

In a letter, commerce secretary Howard Lutnick demanded that Harvard provide within four weeks a list of all patents stemming from federally funded research grants, including how the patents are used and whether any licensing requires “substantial US manufacturing”. Harvard did not immediately respond to requests for comment.

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