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Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push

Headline from WTOP Washington DC

The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.

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  1. WTOP Washington DC

    Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783 million of research funding in anti-DEI push (opens WTOP Washington DC)

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    WTOP Washington DC's feed description

    The Trump administration can slash hundreds of millions of dollars’ worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts, the Supreme Court decided Thursday.

  2. Townhall

    Supreme Court Lets Trump End Woke DEI Grants (opens Townhall)

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    Townhall's feed description

    Supreme Court permits Trump to cut $783M in diversity funding, impacting DEI grants.

  3. NBC News

    Supreme Court allows Trump's cuts to National Institutes of Health grants over DEI policies (opens NBC News)

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    NBC News's feed description

    A federal judge had ruled that the more than $1 billion in cuts to research grants, like studies into HIV prevention, violated federal law.

  4. GBH News

    Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut nearly $800 million of research funding in anti-DEI push (opens GBH News)

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    The order marks the latest Supreme Court win for Trump and allows the administration to forge ahead with canceling hundreds of grants while the lawsuit continues to unfold.

  5. The Boston Globe

    Supreme Court lets Trump administration cut $783m of research funding in anti-DEI push (opens The Boston Globe)

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    The plaintiffs, including states and public-health advocacy groups, have argued that the cuts will inflict “incalculable losses in public health and human life.”

  6. Forbes

    Supreme Court Sides With Proposed Trump Cuts To NIH Grants (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    The decision could result in the loss of National Institutes of Health grants worth hundreds of millions of dollars.

  7. Al Jazeera

    US Supreme Court rules Trump admin can cut nearly $800m in health funding (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    SCOTUS decision impacts DEI programmes that include breast cancer research and HIV prevention.

  8. CNN

    Supreme Court allows Trump to block $783 million in National Institutes of Health grants for now (opens CNN)

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    CNN's feed description

    A heavily fractured Supreme Court on Thursday allowed the Trump administration to halt nearly $800 million in research grants awarded by the National Institutes of Health that officials say touch on race and gender issues, but a majority of the court also signaled that the president’s overall effort…

  9. The Daily Caller

    Supreme Court Lets Trump Admin Axe Millions In NIH Grants Involving DEI, Gender Ideology (opens The Daily Caller)

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    The Daily Caller's feed description

    The Supreme Court allowed the Trump adminsitration to move forward Thursday with terminating hundreds of millions in National Institutes of Health (NIH) grants.

  10. Fox News

    Trump administration wins Supreme Court fight to slash NIH medical research grants tied to DEI, LGBTQ studies (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Supreme Court allows Trump administration to cut $783 million in NIH research grants tied to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives in 5-4 ruling.

  11. SCOTUSblog

    Supreme Court allows Trump administration to terminate $783 million in NIH grants linked to DEI initiatives (opens SCOTUSblog)

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    SCOTUSblog's feed description

    By a vote of 5-4, the Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to allow the National Institutes of Health, the largest public funding source for biomedical research in the world, to […]

  12. WMUR

    Supreme Court allows Trump to cut NIH research funding (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to slash hundreds of millions of dollars' worth of research funding in its push to cut federal diversity, equity and inclusion efforts.

  13. The Guardian

    Supreme court allows Trump officials to cut research millions in anti-DEI push (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Court, in 5-4 split, lifts judge’s order blocking $783m in cuts made by NIH to align with president’s priorities

  14. Legal Insurrection

    Supreme Court Lifts Order, Allowing Trump to Cut NIH Funds That AdvanceDEI (opens Legal Insurrection)

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    Legal Insurrection's feed description

    NIH can cut $783 million of research.

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