The White House is pursuing heavy fines from Harvard and other universities as part of potential settlements to end investigations into campus antisemitism, according to an administration official familiar with the matter.

U.S. Education Secretary Linda McMahon told ABC News she is “incredibly pleased” with the $220 million deal with Columbia University after months of negotiations.

Trump, who has halted billions in research grants to a slew of schools, has said he envisions the Columbia deal as the first of many such agreements. His education secretary, Linda McMahon, called it a blueprint for other institutions to follow.

Columbia University janitors who claimed they were held hostage by anti-Israel protesters have settled their complaint with the university for an undisclosed amount.

So far, Washington's fire season is shaping up exactly as expected. The entire state and Oregon has above-normal fire risk.

The Columbia County Sheriff’s Office revealed Friday that the adoptions were all conducted privately in Arizona prior to the family of 13 moving to Fort White. Five of the children were biological, while four were adopted.