Trump administration moves to cut federal contracts for Harvard

The Ivy League school has pushed back on the administration’s demands for changes to several of its policies (Steven Senne/AP)

The Trump administration is asking federal agencies to cancel remaining contracts with Harvard University, a senior administration official has said.

The US government has already cancelled more than 2.6 billion US dollars (£1.9 billion) in federal research grants for the Ivy League school, which has pushed back on the administration’s demands for changes to several of its policies.