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Here’s what you need to know:

• Inquiry hints at an antiwhite bias.

The Trump administration is preparing to investigate and sue universities over admissions policies deemed to discriminate against white applicants, according to a Justice Department document obtained by The Times.

The document does not explicitly identify who is deemed at risk of discrimination. But its phrasing — “intentional race-based discrimination” — cuts to the heart of affirmative action programs intended to bring more minority students to campuses.