The IRS is considering revoking Harvard University’s tax-exempt status, a move deemed potentially illegal amid Donald Trump’s attacks on higher education institutions. Trump’s call for Harvard to lose its tax-exempt status was prompted by perceived political biases. In another development, Maryland senator Chris Van Hollen met Kilmar Ábrego García in El Salvador despite an immigration court order preventing his deportation by the Trump administration. The senator’s efforts to facilitate Ábrego García’s return to the US are ongoing. Additionally, the US may abandon brokering a Russia-Ukraine peace deal soon if progress stalls, as stated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio. On a different note, younger audiences are reshaping Broadway attendance trends with the rise of Gen Z stars. Conservationists have sued the Trump administration over green policy rollbacks, focusing on boosting the oil industry. Lastly, a heartwarming story emerged of a rancher’s dog leading a lost two-year-old boy to safety in Arizona. For more news updates and to subscribe to the US morning briefing, visit The Guardian’s website.