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Trump Reportedly To Establish Political Board To Control NIH Funding

Headline from Forbes, from the development of Sep 20, 2026

Newest development Sep 23, 2026 · 2 reportsCollins: White House backing down from NIH grant order

President Donald Trump told White House OMB director, Russell Vought, to draft an executive order to create a board that would determine which grants the NIH would fund.

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Developments in this update

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  1. Names this update

    Trump Reportedly To Establish Political Board To Control NIH Funding

    Headline from Forbes ·

  2. Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal

    Headline from The Hill ·

  3. Newest

    Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order

    Headline from The Hill ·

2 reports not tied to one development ·

Reports & sources

14 articles, oldest first.

  1. Philadelphia Inquirer

    White House moves to take control of NIH scientific grants (opens Philadelphia Inquirer)

    Published

    Philadelphia Inquirer's feed description

    NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya opposes OMB Director Russell Vought’s push to give political appointees the final say over all federal spending, including health and scientific research.

  2. The Guardian

    Trump reportedly to form health funding board that could veto ‘woke’ initiatives (opens The Guardian)

    Published

    The Guardian's feed description

    President’s latest order expected to bring NIH funding under control of Trump administration to align with agenda Donald Trump ’s latest executive order is expected to establish a board responsible for approving National Institutes of Health grant funding, marking another attempt by the Trump admini…

  3. Just the News

    Trump directed budget chief to draft order that would put health research funding under his control (opens Just the News)

    Published

    Just the News's feed description

    The proposed board would include NIH Director Jay Bhattacharya and Vought, and it would be required to reach unanimous decisions on grant awards.

  4. Forbes

    Trump Reportedly To Establish Political Board To Control NIH Funding (opens Forbes)

    Published

    Forbes's feed description

    President Donald Trump told White House OMB director, Russell Vought, to draft an executive order to create a board that would determine which grants the NIH would fund.

  5. West Hawaii Today

    White House moves to take control of NIH grants (opens West Hawaii Today)

    Published

    West Hawaii Today's feed description

    The White House has begun drafting a new executive order that could further cement President Donald Trump’s ability to control billions of dollars in scientific grants funded by the National Institutes of Health and expand the administration’s pressure campaign against elite universities.

  6. The New Republic

    Trump Is Making a Terrifying Power Grab at the NIH (opens The New Republic)

    Published

    The New Republic's feed description

    President Donald Trump is looking for a way to veto billions of dollars’ worth of scientific grants from the National Institutes of Health in order to punish elite universities. Following a contentious meeting Friday, the White House began drafting an executive order that would establish an external…

  7. PBS NewsHour

    Key senators reject White House proposal on NIH grants (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Sens. Susan Collins and Patty Murray are rejecting efforts by the Trump administration to give the White House control of National Institutes of Health grant funding.

  8. The Hill

    White House drafting executive order to take over NIH grant approvals: Reports (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    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.

  9. The Hill

    Trump admin reportedly considers NIH grant approval takeover (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Healthcare Healthcare The Big Story Trump reportedly looking to take over NIH grantmaking Dissatisfied with how grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) are being awarded, the Trump administration reportedly began discussions over the weekend …

  10. The Hill

    Collins urges White House not to move forward with NIH grant proposal (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    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).

  11. Semafor

    Trump administration backing off NIH grant order amid pushback (opens Semafor)

    Published

    Semafor's feed description

    The proposal, which would have given President Donald Trump greater influence over health grant decisionmaking, could still advance in a new form.

  12. The Hill

    Collins: White House backing down from NIH grant order (opens The Hill)

    Published

    The Hill's feed description

    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.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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