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Trump directs OMB's Vought to draft order centralizing NIH grant controlPolitico reports Trump sought order on NIH funding control
1 Sep 19 12:00 PM · 4d ago · 55 articles · 49 posts · 4 comments · 6 sources · development 1 of 1
Politico reported that Trump asked budget chief Russell Vought to draft an executive order bringing health research funding under his control, amid disputes touching NIH leadership and Harvard.
Donald Trump PresidentRussell Vought OMB Director / budget chief
Jay Bhattacharya NIH DirectorHarvard University Research institution
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6 outlets Trump orders plan for White House board to approve NIH grants, tightening control of $48B budget
first by KOMO, 3d ago · also NYT, NYT Health, NYT Science, Boston Globe, The Hill
7 more headlines
- White House Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. Grants Mastodon · 3d ago
- White House moves to take control of NIH grants Boston Globe · 2d ago
- White House drafting executive order to take over NIH grant approvals: Reports The Hill · 2d ago
- Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal The Hill · 14h ago
- Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order The Hill · 10h ago
- White House Backtracks on Plan to Exert New Control Over N.I.H. Grants NYT · 10h ago
- White House backtracks on plan to exert new control over NIH grants Boston Globe · 8h ago
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4 outlets Trump asked budget chief to draft order bringing health research funding under his control
first by Politico, 4d ago · also The Hindu, Reuters, HuffPost
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first by Forbes Business, 3d ago · also Scientific American, Forbes
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- What a Trump order to put political appointees in charge of NIH funding would mean for science Scientific American · 1d ago
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2 outlets Trump told budget chief to draft order giving administration more control over NIH grants: Reports
first by Straight Arrow, 3d ago · also Semafor
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- Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback Semafor · 13h ago
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first by Roll Call, 2d ago
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Breaking News: Federal officials are drafting an executive order that would help cement President Trump’s ability to control billions of dollars in scientific grants funded by the National Institutes of Health.
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"The NIH last year cut hundreds of millions of dollars in research funding for health issues in minority, gay and transgender communities. The agency has also revamped its grant-making process under Trump, issuing fewer grants on issues such as women’s health." https://www. washingtonpost.com/politics/20…
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You have the power, this election, to prevent child rapists from taking control of NIH grants. As a condition of getting RNC funding, every Republican has sworn an oath to a child rapist. You can fight that by voting for a Democrat... or an Independent if a Democrat is not on the ballot. Any other option, including not voting, empowers child…
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Trump is looking to bring health-research funding under his control, per Politico
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Tragic:🚨more # NIH cuts: likely. Vought & other admin ofcls floated an additional review of the agency’s grant-making to Trump, & discussed a potential EO est a comm to review the NIH’s grants. Bhattacharya, dir of the $47B # health agency *largest single funder of biomed res, defended its grant-making proc. Trump appeared open to Vought’s…
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What “woke” health initiatives (or any other kind of initiatives) are being considered by the R held legislative branch? Science itself perhaps?
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"Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, 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 (NIH)." https:// thehill.com/policy/healthcare/…
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I support one health initiative so fucking much, it's heart disease. Most of the time I'm rooting against heart disease...
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# WhiteHouse Backtracks on Plan to Exert New Control Over N.I.H. # Grants N.I.H. is the nation’s largest # research agency, which disburses much of its $48 billion annual budget to labs and academic # researchers who study # cancer , infectious diseases and other # health priorities. # nih https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/23/us/poli…
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Make America Great as he says. Those who voted for him will definitely continue to suffer
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⚡ NEWS Trump to Form Health Funding Board to Veto 'Woke' Initiatives President Trump is expected to issue an executive order establishing a board to approve National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant funding. This move aims to align NIH spending with the administration's political agenda by censoring topics deemed 'woke' or contrary to Trump's…
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# WhiteHouse Moves to Take Control of N.I.H. # Grants # RussellVought , the director of the Office of Management and Budget, speaks during a White House event earlier this year. Mr. Vought’s efforts to impose more outside control over N.I.H. grant approvals have resulted in tension with the N.I.H. director, Dr. Jay Bhattacharya. # nih https://www…
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But don't give Susan Collins any credit. I'm sure she has permission. Collins, Murray speak out against reported Trump push to ‘politicize grantmaking’ https:// thehill.com/policy/healthcare/ 6102442-collins-murray-omb-nih-grants/ # TrumpMustGo # KingOfTreason # RepublicansDidThis # NoRepublicansEverAgain # USPol
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Trump asked Russ Vought, OMB Director and the devil incarnate, to draft an executive order placing political appointees in charge of NIH grant funding, following the NIH director’s refusal to cut grants to Harvard. https://www. politico.com/news/2026/09/19/n ih-grants-trump-vought-bhattacharya-harvard-01085413
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Exclusive: Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback https://www. semafor.com/article/09/23/2026 /trump-administration-backing-off-nih-grant-order-amid-pushback?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Semafor @ semafor-Semafor
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Vought pushes for scrutiny of NIH grants and budget in Oval Office clash https://www. washingtonpost.com/politics/20 26/09/18/vought-pushes-scrutiny-nih-grants-oval-office-clash/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub Posted into Politics @ politics-WashPost
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# TrumpAdministration makes another move to turn # medical research into a political football. This is incredibly dangerous. https://www. nytimes.com/2026/09/20/science /nih-omb-grants-bhattacharya-vought.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share # science
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Vought. "NIH last year cut 100s of millions of $ in research funding for health issues in minority, gay, transgender communities. ..+ revamped its grant-making process under Trump, issuing fewer grants on issues such as women’s health. Trump..appeared open to Vought’s criticisms of NIH" RE:
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Vought argued the agency has been funding “woke” priorities and suggested the president create a commission to review grants from the National Institutes of Health. | Yeah…Woke priorities like treating cancer. Vought is exceptionally dangerous. https://www. washingtonpost.com/politics/20 26/09/18/vought-pushes-scrutiny-nih-grants-oval-office-clash/
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The move comes after Senate Appropriations Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, pressured the Office of Management and Budget to abandon the effort outright. Read more from David Lim, Burgess Everett, and Shelby Talcott:
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🟡 SCOOP: The Trump administration is backing off its initial plan for an executive order that would give the president greater influence over decisionmaking on National Institutes of Health grants.
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White House budget chief pushes for scrutiny of NIH grants in Oval Office clash
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