The White House views a payment of $500 million by Harvard University as a floor in negotiations for a settlement, and the cost of a deal could climb far higher if the school doesn’t submit to government oversight provisions,

A group of House and Senate Democrats who attended Harvard are threatening their alma mater with a "rigorous" investigation if the school cuts a deal to end hostilities with President Trump, Axios has learned.

Fourteen members of Congress threatened "rigorous Congressional oversight and inquiry" if Harvard University agrees to fines and policy changes demanded by the Trump administration.