March 14, 2025Two important issues for US President Donald Trump, Greenland and egg prices, now seem on a collision course. DW has more.
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Trump promised to lower egg prices on his first day in officeImage: David Zalubowski/AP Photo/picture alliance Skip next section What you need to knowWhat you need to knowThe Danish Egg Association says the United States has asked it and producers in other countries if it could export eggs as prices surge despite President Donald Trump’s promise to lower them.
Meanwhile, Columbia University is under severe pressure from the Trump administration in response to what it said was the Ivy League school’s poor response to antisemitism on campus.
The administration is demanding Columbia University make widespread changes to restore funding.
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Skip next section Trump Administration tells Columbia Univeristy to change policies or lose fundingMarch 14, 2025
Trump Administration tells Columbia Univeristy to change policies or lose fundingPresident Donald Trump’s administration has threatened to revoke federal funding from Columbia University unless it gives up control of its international studies department and makes significant policy changes.
In a letter sent from the Department of Education, General Services Administration and Department of Health and Human Services, federal officials said the university must immediately place its Middle Eastern, South Asian, and African Studies Department under “academic receivership for a minimum of five years.”
Columbia must also ban masks on campus that are meant to conceal the wearer’s identity or intimidate others, adopt a new definition of antisemitism, and abolish its current process for administering discipline to students.
“We expect your immediate compliance with these critical next steps,” officials wrote.
Last week, the government said it was canceling $400 million (€367 million) in federal grants.and contracts to the school.
The university has a 30-day period in which it can try to address the government’s concerns.
The Trump administration is exerting growing pressure on the university, which was the epicenter of pro-Palestinian protests at dozens of US college campuses last spring.
At the same time the Department of Education said it was investigating 45 universities, citing complaints that the schools engaged with a program that set eligibility based on race.
“Today’s announcement expands our efforts to ensure universities are not discriminating against their students based on race and race stereotypes,” US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon said in the statement.
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Skip next section US asks Denmark and others how many eggs they can sendMarch 14, 2025
US asks Denmark and others how many eggs they can sendThe United States has requested that Denmark and other European countries send it eggs, according to the Nordic country’s egg association.
This request comes as egg prices in the US continue to rise.
The Reuters news agency has seen the letter from the US Department of Agriculture in Europe seeking information on their ability and willingness to export eggs to the American market.
“We’re still waiting to get more guidance from Washington on next steps, but do you have an estimate of the number of eggs that could be supplied to the United States (assuming they meet all the import requirements),” a follow-up letter to the Danish egg association in early March said.
During the election Donald Trump promissed to bring costs down. Instead, but the price has increased by 59% on a year-on-year basis since he came to power.
The Danish Egg Association said they would look into it but that there is no surplus of eggs in Europe.
The request comes as the Trump said he wants to control of Greenland, which is part of Denmark.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage March 14, 2025
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President Donald Trump says there is “very good chance” the war between Russia and Ukraine could end.
Trump described discussion his special envoy, Steve Witkoff, had with Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin as “very good and productive.”
On the domestic front, Trump is due to speak at the US Justice Department as his administration moves to shake up the nation’s law enforcement system quickly.
Later, he will travel to Mar-a-Lago for the weekend.
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