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Politics● LowSep 23 · Sep 23, 2026, 7:18 PM

Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

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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