The Trump administration plans to cut $1bn in Harvard research funding amid an ongoing clash over the university's handling of pro-Palestinian protests, the “Wall Street Journal” reports.

This follows earlier sanctions over alleged failures to address campus antisemitism, Reuters reported.

Harvard recently rejected White House demands for monitoring of school policy, forcing the administration to halt $2.3 bn in cash and threaten Harvard's tax-exempt status. Officials were stunned when Harvard made private negotiation demands public, according to Reuters.

Since January, Trump has targeted elite universities over protest responses, accusing them of tolerating antisemitism.