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Government Financial Deals & Policy - The US government is engaging in unprecedented financial deals with companies like Intel, Nvidia, and US Steel [1] - The administration is pressuring universities on DEI policies, anti-Semitism, and admissions [10] - The administration aims to save money and get money back for taxpayers [11][12] - The administration is focusing on saving money as opposed to cutting federal workers [12] - The government is sending letters to universities like Harvard and the University of California regarding federally funded patents [12][13] - The president is moving on the affordability of prescription drugs [16] - The government is going to push prescription drug companies on the most favored nation approach [17] Potential Concerns & Criticisms - Concerns are raised about the US government potentially taking half the profits from university patents funded by taxpayer money, which is viewed as "full blown out socialism" [3] - The idea of the government taking a percentage from private companies that it helped is criticized as socialism [8] - The administration's actions are seen as a move from state capitalism to straight socialism, with the government wanting money back [9] - The administration is criticized for going after researchers and asking for money after giving tax cuts to billionaires and corporations [14]

Government Policy & Legal Risk - The Trump administration threatened to assume ownership of patents worth hundreds of millions of dollars from Harvard University [1] - The accusation stems from Harvard University's alleged failure to comply with the law [1]

Government & Legal - The Trump administration is warning Harvard University that it could take over its patents [1] - The patents are worth hundreds of millions of dollars [1] Negotiation & Conflict - This is an escalation of the ongoing negotiations between the White House and America's oldest university [1]