POLITICS

Judge Blocks NIH From Cutting Funding to Administrative Costs for Research

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The judge ruled in response to a lawsuit from 22 state attorneys general that says the NIH cuts are unlawful. A federal judge issued a nationwide injunction on March 5, blocking the Trump administration from instituting funding cuts for administrative costs associated with research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH). U.S. District Judge Angel

5 Takeaways From Bhattacharya’s Hearing for NIH Head

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Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, nominee for director of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), proposed to transform the agency’s research and restore public trust in the institution at his confirmation hearing on March 5. The physician and former Stanford University professor first drew public attention in 2020 for his criticism of COVID-19-era interventions such as mask

Senate Confirms Former Trump Defense Lawyer Todd Blanche as Deputy Attorney General

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Blanche will take over for Emil Bove, another former Trump defense lawyer, who has served as acting deputy attorney general. The Senate on March 5 confirmed Todd Blanche, President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense attorney, to serve as deputy attorney general, second-in-command of the Justice Department. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 52–46 to confirm Blanche, with

Trump’s Orders to Boost Logging and Lumber Production Draw Praise and Criticism

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A lumber industry advocate hails the ‘common-sense directives.’ An environment group sees a ‘chainsaw free-for-all.’ President Donald Trump on March 1 issued two executive orders aimed at increasing domestic timber and lumber production, drawing praise and criticism. The first executive order directed “all affected agencies” to suspend regulations “that impose an undue burden on timber