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Politics● ElevatedSep 21 · Sep 21, 2026, 6:45 PM

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

GlobeAlert Desk · curated from The Hill · North America

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 NIH’s grantmaking process. The Washington Post was first…

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