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Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order

Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order

The White House is backing down from a plan to issue an executive order that would give the White House control over scientific grants from the National Institutes of Health, Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said.  Collins, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, has been pressuring the White House Office of Management and Budget all week…

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Sep 23, 2026 · byThe Hill
<a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/its-actually-very-radical-nih-debuts-tool-help-scientists-navigate-biomedical-database" hreflang="en">‘It’s actually very radical’: NIH debuts tool to help scientists navigate biomedical database</a>

<a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/its-actually-very-radical-nih-debuts-tool-help-scientists-navigate-biomedical-database" hreflang="en">‘It’s actually very radical’: NIH debuts tool to help scientists navigate biomedical database</a>

The NIH’s National Library of Medicine has released the pilot version of a new tool designed to help scientists plumbing the library’s digital trove of scientific papers find related research faster.

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Sep 23, 2026 · byFierce Biotech
Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal

Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal

Senate Appropriations Committee Chair Susan Collins (R-Maine) on Tuesday urged Trump administration officials to not proceed with an executive order that would give the White House political control over scientific grants at the National Institutes of Health.  In a letter to Office of Management and Budget Director Russ Vought and National Institutes of Health Director…

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Sep 22, 2026 · byThe Hill
Collins, Murray speak out against reported Trump push to ‘politicize grantmaking’

Collins, Murray speak out against reported Trump push to ‘politicize grantmaking’

Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.), leaders of the Senate Appropriations Committee, spoke out on Monday against the White House’s reported plans to give political appointees more control over the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) grantmaking process. Multiple outlets reported over the weekend that the White House is planning to impose more political…

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Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Hill
White House drafting executive order to take over NIH grant approvals: Reports

White House drafting executive order to take over NIH grant approvals: Reports

The Trump administration is reportedly putting together an executive order to move the National Institutes of Health’s (NIH) grant approval process away from the agency and giving political appointees more control. Reports emerged over the weekend that the Oval Office was considering enforcing more political oversight into the NIH’s grantmaking process. The Washington Post was…

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Sep 21, 2026 · byThe Hill
<a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/white-house-plans-put-nih-grants-under-political-control-reports" hreflang="en">White House plans to put NIH grants under political control: reports</a>

<a href="https://www.fiercebiotech.com/research/white-house-plans-put-nih-grants-under-political-control-reports" hreflang="en">White House plans to put NIH grants under political control: reports</a>

President Donald Trump is attempting to seize further control of funding decisions made by the National Institutes of Health. According to multiple reports, senior officials met in the Oval Office on Friday to discuss plans for an executive order that would create an external panel with the power to shoot down NIH grants.

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Sep 21, 2026 · byFierce Biotech
Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives

Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives

President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda Donald Trump ’s latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding, marking another attempt by the Trump administration to censor topics that do not align with the president’s agenda. The executive order, reported by outlets including the Washington Post and Politico , was discussed in a meeting on Friday where senior administration officials accused the NIH of funding “woke” initiatives that went against Trump’s political priorities. Continue reading...

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Sep 20, 2026 · byThe Guardian