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Trump Administration Seeks Control Over NIH Research Funding

2026-09-20 · 0 sources · 98% confidence
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🏛 Executive Branch / NIH👤 Trump👤 budget chief👤 White House#research_funding#institutional_capture#scientific_autonomy
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Trump administration directed the budget chief to draft an executive order bringing NIH grant funding under White House control, reportedly to enable veto of research deemed 'woke.' The move would centralize health research funding decisions and potentially restrict scientific autonomy.

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