A Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that the U.S. and China have not spoken about tariffs after Trump told reporters he was "actively" engaging with China. President Donald Trump is scheduled to hold a bilateral meeting with the prime minister of Norway at the White House.

President Donald Trump called Harvard a "threat to democracy" as the university continues to defy the administration's demands regarding campus policies and governance.

The president of Harvard on Wednesday defended the university’s decision to sue the Trump administration, adding that the institution “cannot compromise” on core principles like the First Amendment. Harvard took legal action against the Trump administration on Monday over the government’s decision to freeze over $2 billion in federal funding meant for the university after it refused to make the reforms it ordered.