A federal judge agreed on Monday to expedite Harvard University's lawsuit seeking to block U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from freezing $2.2 billion in federal grant funding that the Ivy League school has warned will threaten vital medical and scientific research.

Harvard University is preparing for a high-stakes hearing Monday, with a federal judge in Boston set to hear arguments in the school's battle to retain billions of dollars in federal funding. #Harvard

A federal judge agreed to expedite Harvard’s lawsuit against the Trump administration over its attempt to freeze more than $2.2 billion in federal funding to the University on Monday.