Universities face funding threat as lawmakers target schools with ties to adversarial nations

A bipartisan group of lawmakers is pushing to restrict federal funding for U.S. universities with branch campuses in adversarial nations or those accepting research funding from countries like China, Qatar, and Venezuela. The effort includes Rep. Elise Stefanik's 'No Branch Campuses in Hostile Countries Act' and the 'Defending American Research Act,' targeting foreign influence in education through financial ties and campus operations.